European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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We went for a trip but in the end it wasn't even a trip.
We went for a trip but in the end it wasn't even a trip.
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It ended up being a terrible mess.
It ended up being a terrible mess.
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When we arrived we had no money, no stuff and no one to help us.
When we arrived we had no money, no stuff and no one to help us.
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So we left the bicycle there in Compiano
So we left the bicycle there in Compiano
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and arriving at Buvolo we saw many people sitting on the bridge.
and arriving at Buvolo we saw many people sitting on the bridge.
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We looked at each other and said: "Those are not people, those are soldiers or fascists".
We looked at each other and said: "Those are not people, those are soldiers or fascists".
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In fact one of them jumped up and came to talk to us,
In fact one of them jumped up and came to talk to us,
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but we just turned around without much fuss
but we just turned around without much fuss
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and walked down to the river Enza, passed the river and walked to Scurano.
and walked down to the river Enza, passed the river and walked to Scurano.
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When we approached the village, we noticed a lot of people fleeing.
When we approached the village, we noticed a lot of people fleeing.
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So we asked: "What happened?"
So we asked: "What happened?"
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And they said: "The Germans have come!"
And they said: "The Germans have come!"
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Oh, shit! We asked a man standing around
Oh, shit! We asked a man standing around
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which was the safest way and he said: "I am going to the cemetery".
which was the safest way and he said: "I am going to the cemetery".
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So we went there, too.
So we went there, too.
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After a while everything was quiet so he walked back home.
After a while everything was quiet so he walked back home.
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We didn't know the place so we decided to spend the night there
We didn't know the place so we decided to spend the night there
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and leave the next morning. Slowly,
and leave the next morning. Slowly,
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avoiding the main roads and the villages, we went up to the hills.
avoiding the main roads and the villages, we went up to the hills.
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We reached Nironi, Vairo, Palanzano,
We reached Nironi, Vairo, Palanzano,