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and he drank a whole pot of milk.
and he drank a whole pot of milk.
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The pot was on the table in order to make cheese, and he drank it all.
The pot was on the table in order to make cheese, and he drank it all.
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My father stared at him in an admiring way, he had been a prisoner too, but not one bad word against him…
My father stared at him in an admiring way, he had been a prisoner too, but not one bad word against him…
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He was my age, maybe a few years older.
He was my age, maybe a few years older.
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After that I took him to Ligonchio,
After that I took him to Ligonchio,
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and a comrade from Busana told me afterwards that he guided him and two other Germans who were already there
and a comrade from Busana told me afterwards that he guided him and two other Germans who were already there
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to Silano and through the front, to the Allies.
to Silano and through the front, to the Allies.
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For the whole time we did not speak. We stopped at a well to have a drink,
For the whole time we did not speak. We stopped at a well to have a drink,
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we where just like two boys, he was than already like a lamb, disarmed.
we where just like two boys, he was than already like a lamb, disarmed.
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Later, another partisan came with me, from Lingonchio on,
Later, another partisan came with me, from Lingonchio on,
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a former Carabinieri who now is dead, Nello Coli, also from my village.
a former Carabinieri who now is dead, Nello Coli, also from my village.
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Mining a bridge; Sabotaging flow of German troops
Mining a bridge; Sabotaging flow of German troops
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We were receiving reports of troops coming back from the front, from Garfagnana,
We were receiving reports of troops coming back from the front, from Garfagnana,
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on the road going through Fivizzano and the Cerreto pass and towards Castelnovo Monti.
on the road going through Fivizzano and the Cerreto pass and towards Castelnovo Monti.
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They were sending new troops to the front, by that time they had been there two or three months.
They were sending new troops to the front, by that time they had been there two or three months.
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So we received this order to lay mines, but there weren’t any bridges left!
So we received this order to lay mines, but there weren’t any bridges left!
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There was only this small thing we used to call the “fognone” (big sewer).
There was only this small thing we used to call the “fognone” (big sewer).
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By that time we had a lot of TNT since they dropped it from the airplanes.
By that time we had a lot of TNT since they dropped it from the airplanes.