European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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I had long hair and a long beard, I was wet from head to toes,
I had long hair and a long beard, I was wet from head to toes,
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my clothes were freezing because I'd stayed outside in the cold all night.
my clothes were freezing because I'd stayed outside in the cold all night.
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We took care of the grandma and then her husband came down
We took care of the grandma and then her husband came down
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and we talked, and I said:
and we talked, and I said:
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"Look, if I came here into your house and you are a sympathizer with us
"Look, if I came here into your house and you are a sympathizer with us
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nothing happens to you and we're all fine,
nothing happens to you and we're all fine,
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but if you have some stories you come before me ..."
but if you have some stories you come before me ..."
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And he said: "No, no, I'm a sympathizer, too, I'm one that ..."
And he said: "No, no, I'm a sympathizer, too, I'm one that ..."
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"There's nothing bad, we'll fix it all".
"There's nothing bad, we'll fix it all".
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So we had a chat and I asked "Do you know Bruna?"
So we had a chat and I asked "Do you know Bruna?"
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Bruna was the "staffetta" from Cavriago,
Bruna was the "staffetta" from Cavriago,
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a few days later they caught her and tortured her, they did all sort of thing to her ...
a few days later they caught her and tortured her, they did all sort of thing to her ...
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So they offered to hide me in the barn.
So they offered to hide me in the barn.
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They gave me some dry clothes and brought me to the hiding place.
They gave me some dry clothes and brought me to the hiding place.
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To that time the hiding places were in the middle of the fields.
To that time the hiding places were in the middle of the fields.
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And then they went to Cavriago to call Bruna.
And then they went to Cavriago to call Bruna.
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As I saw her I was so glad, she told me that by nine they would come and pick me up.
As I saw her I was so glad, she told me that by nine they would come and pick me up.
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So they did, I met them on the street
So they did, I met them on the street
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and we went to Gombio where my company was stationed.
and we went to Gombio where my company was stationed.
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I had a girlfriend there and I went to the barn
I had a girlfriend there and I went to the barn