As the Signs Command

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Source text in Polish · Digital edition

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Model: mistral-medium-2604.

Translated text

The previous exercise can be arranged differently. Here, the scout leading the way does not make the agreed-upon but meaningless signs, but only those that have a specific meaning. The patrol following him observes the signs and acts accordingly. There are many such signs; in addition to the generally known ones, each patrol may have its own secret signs. For example, an arrow—whether made of sticks or chalk—indicates the direction of the march; then the patrol encounters a sign forbidding them to proceed further and a sign that a hidden letter is nearby, which explains the matter, followed by a sign to stop, a sign of danger (quick dispersal), and so on.

These signs can be of all kinds. For example:

→	Go in the direction of the arrow.	⊕	Wait 10 minutes.
→	Go quickly.	⊕	“ 15 “
→	Run!	⊕	“ 20 “
←	Turn back.	⊕⊕	“ 40 “ etc.
←	Turn back quickly.	⊙	I went home.
←	“ run	⊙	We will wait in the nearest village.
⊕	Proceed cautiously.	□	Upon arrival here, shout.
×	Do not go this way.	□	Upon arrival here, shout several times.
×	Stop, look for another path.	—	Upon arrival here, whistle.
*	Help!	□→	A letter a few steps away.
⊕	We will meet here in one hour.	⊖	Good water.
⊕	We will meet here in 2 hours.	×	Enemy!
⊕	We will meet here in 3 hours, etc.	×	We have bypassed the enemy.
⊙	Stand in place (time unlimited).	⊕	Danger.
⊙	Wait 5 minutes.	⊕	We have split up.

Signs can also be made from arranged stones, tied grass, twigs, etc. For example, arranged as:

Go to the left.

Danger.

Fig. 26.

Each patrol may also have its own secret signs, known only to themselves.

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Scan source: Polona / National Library of Poland, marked “Public domain”. View scan — PDF pages 103–105.

Metadata

• Type: game
• Traits: Not stated in the source
• Source: Zygmunt Wyrobek, Harcerz w polu: zabawy i gry terenowe (1946)
• Printed pages: 97–99 / PDF 103–105
• Digital edition: Digital edition · Source record
• Open the edition at the relevant page: p. 97
• Read the source text: hwp-038