Tank, Cambrai, 1917

Tank is “Cambrai” in 1917, and the figure kept with that entry is 11. Do not add this figure to the sum of another war. Keep only the scale on that page. Write only the date, the place, the entry, and the scale, and leave the score of winning or losing blank. Museums and open manuals beat anonymous forums for baselines. At the reading room, open Tank so the notebook shows 1917 first, 11 next, and “Cambrai” beside them.

This week, in the reading room, open only that campaign or weapon page, and write on one side of the notebook only the name, the year, and the scale. Before you close the book, look once at the notebook to see you did not read the thickness of an arrow as a moral score. The order is Tank, 1917, 11, then “Cambrai”. When one entry is done, look again only at 1917 for Tank and leave 11 on the notebook.

Do not build a scoreboard of countries, and do not write which side was stronger as a rank. Check that the entry in the notebook is one campaign or one weapon, and do not attach a country’s total to that line. Write only the date, the place, the entry, and the scale, and leave the score of winning or losing blank. Match Cambrai with 11 at the reading room before you close 1917 for Tank. Tank is “Cambrai” in 1917, and the figure kept with that entry is 11.