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bodies injured seriously and the most serious parts changed color into purpleand began to burst. We thought we had to have treatment very soon. And atthe same time, a hopeless feeling spread in our minds. We walked on and onsilently.We finally reached the intersection of 3, Minamimachi. The streetcarstreets were full of many people with people coming from the Miyukibashiarea. I supposed that the streetcar street of the Ujina area was in confusion,so it would be impossible to have any treatment at the hospital.I asked my friend A, “Do you think it will be possible to have anytreatment?” He hesitated to answer. The other friend answered, “How aboutasking for it at the police box at Miyukibashi?” We followed his suggestion.More and more people were coming from the Miyukibashi area. Amongthem, I saw a mother who was looking for her child, calling her child’s name.I thought of her very regrettably, and I felt like crying.In front of the police box, so many injured people gathered and wereasking a policeman. And the policeman was explaining with a megaphone.“On the way to the central part of the city, there is a big fire, you can’t gothrough it.” Hearing that, we decided to go to the army hospital again.The houses along the street to the Ujina area had not fallen down. Butglass doors were broken and blown away. And we could not see the shadowsof any people.We managed to reach the army hospital, but it was filled with manywounded people. The situation told us it was impossible to have treatment.Both the hospital staff and members of the Temporary Police seemed todivide wounded people into categories. There was a long line of peoplewaiting for treatment. From a distance, we saw someone pouring whiteliquid into a bucket and brushing it on the burnt skin. We thought thattreatment here was very rough, but we had no choice but to wait for it.While we were waiting for the treatment at the army hospital (thepresent Hiroshima Prefectural Hospital), we suddenly heard the siren of analarm against an air-attack sounding loudly. Those who were waiting fortreatment were confused about where to evacuate.A member of the Temporary Police announced very loudly to run intothe nearest air-raid shelter.Though we were unwilling to move because of serious damage, wedecided to move to it. We walked very slowly looking for an air-raid shelter.