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Author's note: 'Talaat ed Dumm - The Ascent of Blood - is so named from the red clay that marks its side, which is said to be very conspicuous after rain. It lies midway between Jerusalem and Jericho, and its site is marked by the ruins of a Crusader's castle. The following lines were suggested to the writer on returning from the Jordan Valley to Talaat Ed Dumm.'
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'Billjim' was one of the nick-names given to Australian and New Zealand soldiers during World War I.
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- Palestine, Middle East, Asia,
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