European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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After they'd ended the meeting they went down to the detachment
After they'd ended the meeting they went down to the detachment
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where I was and I must have been sleeping quite heavily because I didn't hear them.
where I was and I must have been sleeping quite heavily because I didn't hear them.
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So they started to shout: "Where is the sentinel? Where is the sentinel?
So they started to shout: "Where is the sentinel? Where is the sentinel?
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Isn't there supposed to be a sentinel here? Why is noone here?
Isn't there supposed to be a sentinel here? Why is noone here?
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Is this an area you can leave without a sentinel?"
Is this an area you can leave without a sentinel?"
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So when they came closer i woke up and said:
So when they came closer i woke up and said:
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"It's me, I'm here. My tooth aches ..." "Ok", they said, "let's talk about it tomorrow".
"It's me, I'm here. My tooth aches ..." "Ok", they said, "let's talk about it tomorrow".
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On the next day there was a big meeting at the Gabellina restaurant
On the next day there was a big meeting at the Gabellina restaurant
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to decide on my punishment.
to decide on my punishment.
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I should have said that because of the tooth pain
I should have said that because of the tooth pain
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I didn't feel comfortable with doing a night shift,
I didn't feel comfortable with doing a night shift,
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but the discipline we'd been taught was stronger,
but the discipline we'd been taught was stronger,
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I just wasn’t able to go to one of my comrades and ask him for a change.
I just wasn’t able to go to one of my comrades and ask him for a change.
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It was my turn and I had to do it.
It was my turn and I had to do it.
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So I was sentenced to do one day of "stake".
So I was sentenced to do one day of "stake".
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They cleaned a plant where we were staying
They cleaned a plant where we were staying
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because even there we had to be very careful, make no noise,
because even there we had to be very careful, make no noise,
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because we could see the street but they could also hear someone speaking there.
because we could see the street but they could also hear someone speaking there.
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Well, i passed all day tied to the stake
Well, i passed all day tied to the stake
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and at night everybody was making fun of me.
and at night everybody was making fun of me.