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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,

we met a patrol that was checking the road

and we had to hide on the other shore of the river.

We found ourselves in Scurano

and then there we had to give up our plan to go to the mountains.

We went for a trip but in the end it wasn't even a trip.

It ended up being a terrible mess.