European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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That was the only amusement we had.
That was the only amusement we had.
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Here and there we were in a stable, that was nice.
Here and there we were in a stable, that was nice.
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It was warm in the stable and we were used to the smell.
It was warm in the stable and we were used to the smell.
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The main thing was that it was warm and safe there.
The main thing was that it was warm and safe there.
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But most of the time we stayed in bunkers.
But most of the time we stayed in bunkers.
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There was fighting, as well.
There was fighting, as well.
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Once, we were hiding in the forest when there was fighting.
Once, we were hiding in the forest when there was fighting.
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A partisan pushed me down behind a tree and
A partisan pushed me down behind a tree and
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held me down so I could not get up.
held me down so I could not get up.
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They were shooting, we saw flashes the whole night.
They were shooting, we saw flashes the whole night.
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I do not know how we got out of that. But we did get out of it.
I do not know how we got out of that. But we did get out of it.
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Until April, there was fighting in Slovenia,
Until April, there was fighting in Slovenia,
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in Solcava it was called, Logarska Dolina.
in Solcava it was called, Logarska Dolina.
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It was so dangerous they decided the aunt should go back to Carinthia.
It was so dangerous they decided the aunt should go back to Carinthia.
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Hidden in an earth cellar
Hidden in an earth cellar
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We were quite desperate.
We were quite desperate.
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Then we remembered we still had another aunt nearby.
Then we remembered we still had another aunt nearby.
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We would go there; it was aunty Amalija.
We would go there; it was aunty Amalija.
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She had three children of her own, and her husband was still at home.
She had three children of her own, and her husband was still at home.
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We stayed there. But the aunt had such a small flat.
We stayed there. But the aunt had such a small flat.