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And I went away. After 20-30 meters he called me back and said:

They were issuing two newspapers, the "Garibaldino" and the "Partigiano",

When I think back now I think that

it's unbelievable how many people believed them.

We arrived in the morning, walking slowly, and there was no one.

I went to the left, I went to the right and eventually stopped where I was.

but if you have some stories you come before me ..."

And he said: "No, no, I'm a sympathizer, too, I'm one that ..."

At the end of September it started to get foggy up there

After our complaint the Piccinini group came to relieve us, it was led by commander "Gek".

who by that time had adopted this nickname, that I would like to stay in the "Anti-Fascist" detachment

After a while everything was quiet so he walked back home.

He was the one that i had brought the radio, he was from Gavasseto.

and some charcoal makers’ huts and we went there.

We used to sleep in the huts of the charcoal makers huddled all together like pigs in order to keep ourselves warm.

we were near Busana, in Cinquecerri.

Connected through a friend of mine, I went to help a peasant harvesting grapes,

The choice of doing what I did.

Political activities 

I said: ‘What the heck, let’s just stay here, we won’t sell ourselves cheap. That’s it.’ It’s the end anyway...'