European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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but they were shooting at the cows and we were doing it on time.
but they were shooting at the cows and we were doing it on time.
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I lost track of the others, there was a hen-house but they weren't there.
I lost track of the others, there was a hen-house but they weren't there.
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I went around the house but it was the wrong direction,
I went around the house but it was the wrong direction,
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I went out on the street and all of a sudden I heard somebody saying:
I went out on the street and all of a sudden I heard somebody saying:
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"Come here with your hands up!"
"Come here with your hands up!"
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I shot at him and went hiding in the hen-house and from there into a ditch.
I shot at him and went hiding in the hen-house and from there into a ditch.
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From inside the ditch i saw the road going down towards the cemetery.
From inside the ditch i saw the road going down towards the cemetery.
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But there was lots of snow.
But there was lots of snow.
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I walked inside the ditch filled with water in order not to leave tracks in the snow.
I walked inside the ditch filled with water in order not to leave tracks in the snow.
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I couldn't see the rest of my group anymore.
I couldn't see the rest of my group anymore.
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So I walked on in this ditch and then into another ditch.
So I walked on in this ditch and then into another ditch.
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In the meantime I heard the Germans were gathering, I could hear their horses.
In the meantime I heard the Germans were gathering, I could hear their horses.
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I went to the left, I went to the right and eventually stopped where I was.
I went to the left, I went to the right and eventually stopped where I was.
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I sat down near an elm and heard the belltower of Barco.
I sat down near an elm and heard the belltower of Barco.
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It was one o'clock, half past one, two o'clock.
It was one o'clock, half past one, two o'clock.
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With the dawning daylight I saw there was a house nearby and went there.
With the dawning daylight I saw there was a house nearby and went there.
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There were no watchdogs, so I went to the window of the house
There were no watchdogs, so I went to the window of the house
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and saw an old lady with a stick lighting the fire.
and saw an old lady with a stick lighting the fire.
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I looked around and slowly slowly ...
I looked around and slowly slowly ...
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At that time the peasants did not lock their doors as they do today,
At that time the peasants did not lock their doors as they do today,