European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)

We were staying there until midnight, then we slowly walked across the river

and went home without the fear that a group of fascists would get us.

One day Armando's uncle told us:

"Guys, if you want to go and take a look where the rebels stay,

I can tell you the way".

We were sceptical at the beginning,

there were news that the fascists went for a roundup in the mountains,

that they had found the rebels, and that they'd done this and that ...

We were growing up and getting more upset,

we thought we were capable of somehow bothering those fascist.

So we decided to go

but we always postponed it

because the rumours were many but nothing happened.

One Sunday we went to Pancio's uncle who told us the way.

It was really hard

because he told us to go to Sole di Vetto

where a wood-seller was staying.

He told us that the road up was safe and free.

We could go there and then that guy would introduce us to the rebels.

But it was a flop instead because when we reached Compiano,