European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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My poor father at some point said:
My poor father at some point said:
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“I have four children, but I have to admit I don’t know them.
“I have four children, but I have to admit I don’t know them.
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I never thought that you were…”
I never thought that you were…”
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That’s because we had been working in absolute secrecy.
That’s because we had been working in absolute secrecy.
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Even my boyfriend didn’t know what I was doing and his mother or his brother-in-law never told him.
Even my boyfriend didn’t know what I was doing and his mother or his brother-in-law never told him.
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Secrecy was vital in order to survive; there was no other value but this.
Secrecy was vital in order to survive; there was no other value but this.
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My father went on: “So now you’ll leave, too.
My father went on: “So now you’ll leave, too.
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I have a son who’s been away for a year now, and I don’t know where he is and if he’s alive.
I have a son who’s been away for a year now, and I don’t know where he is and if he’s alive.
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As for the other one, I have had no news for the last three months. He came home for a while but I don’t know where he is now”.
As for the other one, I have had no news for the last three months. He came home for a while but I don’t know where he is now”.
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There was no communication with the families from the mountains to the valley.
There was no communication with the families from the mountains to the valley.
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“Now you’re going away, too, and I’ll stay home with your sister, a ten year old girl.
“Now you’re going away, too, and I’ll stay home with your sister, a ten year old girl.
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But I think that you made the right choice.
But I think that you made the right choice.
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At least you’ll have a chance to save and defend yourself, unlike us who will end up like mice trapped at home.
At least you’ll have a chance to save and defend yourself, unlike us who will end up like mice trapped at home.
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Just remember that your father thinks a lot of you”.
Just remember that your father thinks a lot of you”.
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That was what my father told me.
That was what my father told me.
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Transport of weapons, ammunition, radios
Transport of weapons, ammunition, radios
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He told me:
He told me:
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“Listen, we need someone to bring what we need to the mountains, especially ammunition and weapons.
“Listen, we need someone to bring what we need to the mountains, especially ammunition and weapons.
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Do you think you can do it?” I said yes.
Do you think you can do it?” I said yes.
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The Ferrari brothers at the time had a butchery near the D’Alberto movie theatre.
The Ferrari brothers at the time had a butchery near the D’Alberto movie theatre.