European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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Not being allowed to talk was very hard for me.
Not being allowed to talk was very hard for me.
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I was such a lively and inquisitive child.
I was such a lively and inquisitive child.
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There was nothing to play with either.
There was nothing to play with either.
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There was nothing to talk about -
There was nothing to talk about -
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not even with the adults. Even they did not talk much.
not even with the adults. Even they did not talk much.
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I cannot remember what we had to eat, either.
I cannot remember what we had to eat, either.
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I can remember a partisan brought a loaf of bread and a can of milk once.
I can remember a partisan brought a loaf of bread and a can of milk once.
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We were so happy that we could at least eat properly.
We were so happy that we could at least eat properly.
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But we only got a little piece and one or two mouths full of milk.
But we only got a little piece and one or two mouths full of milk.
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I was so disappointed. I thought:
I was so disappointed. I thought:
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‘Why does she give us so little all the time?’ We did not understand that she had to economize.
‘Why does she give us so little all the time?’ We did not understand that she had to economize.
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After a while she gave us some more and explained that she had to ration.
After a while she gave us some more and explained that she had to ration.
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It was always dangerous to stay in one bunker for too long;
It was always dangerous to stay in one bunker for too long;
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far away from the farmers, resulting in bad provisions.
far away from the farmers, resulting in bad provisions.
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So we went over a mountain into Yugoslavia.
So we went over a mountain into Yugoslavia.
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That time we walked the whole night.
That time we walked the whole night.
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So long that I fell asleep walking.
So long that I fell asleep walking.
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When we were outside at night I always watched the stars.
When we were outside at night I always watched the stars.
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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.