European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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It was a daughter of our herdsman.
It was a daughter of our herdsman.
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Melania said: I sit here by myself, it is very good you came.
Melania said: I sit here by myself, it is very good you came.
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Agriculture buildings, where the workers lived, were far away.
Agriculture buildings, where the workers lived, were far away.
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The house was in an orchard, the orchard was around,
The house was in an orchard, the orchard was around,
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far away, and the two of us, Melania and me, were left in this twelve-room house.
far away, and the two of us, Melania and me, were left in this twelve-room house.
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It was not too nice.
It was not too nice.
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There were no dogs so nobody could warn us even if somebody came creeping.
There were no dogs so nobody could warn us even if somebody came creeping.
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After two or three days people came.
After two or three days people came.
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They appeared first, the Zambrowicz family,
They appeared first, the Zambrowicz family,
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Mrs. Maja Zambrowicz, the mother of Joanna, with her husband and a goat.
Mrs. Maja Zambrowicz, the mother of Joanna, with her husband and a goat.
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She asked if they could live at my place.
She asked if they could live at my place.
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Yes, of course, you are welcome.
Yes, of course, you are welcome.
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It was good for me that somebody would live there, not only Melania and me.
It was good for me that somebody would live there, not only Melania and me.
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They just escaped from Warsaw, were in Vilnius, as they heard about many little farms there where holidaymakers come.
They just escaped from Warsaw, were in Vilnius, as they heard about many little farms there where holidaymakers come.
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It was June, so they thought that maybe during the summer they could stay there,
It was June, so they thought that maybe during the summer they could stay there,
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save some money and come back to Warsaw.
save some money and come back to Warsaw.
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They did not have any plans what to do next.
They did not have any plans what to do next.
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Beginning of WWII, Soviet occupation
Beginning of WWII, Soviet occupation
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When the war broke out, the second one,
When the war broke out, the second one,
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the Vilnius Region was captured by the Russian army.
the Vilnius Region was captured by the Russian army.