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“Così è successo questo fatto. Ora non lo trovi affatto strano, a pensarvi, ma naturale di quella naturalezza che una volta dev'esserci stata tra gli uomini. Dopo la prima sorpresa tutti i miei gesti furono naturali, non sentivo nessun timore, né alcun desiderio di difendermi o di offendere. Era una cosa molto semplice. Anche i russi erano come me, lo sentivo. In quell'isba si era creata tra me e i soldati russi, le donne e i bambini un'armonia che non era un armistizio. Era qualcosa di molto più del rispetto che gli animali della foresta hanno l'uno per l'altro.”

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Il Sergente Nella Neve

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