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 to come here with newspapers. The barges from Sardinia were prohibited to arrive here. The Italians are scared of German submarines.

We all must be in our tents after 8 in the evening, no fires and no smoking. The gendarmes patrol in the camp, breaking up any gatherings with sticks.

This is a trustworthy sign that the Italians are now bad off. It was the same in Serbia: When the Serbs were losing we felt it with our backs.

The Italians bargain with bacon that Nosek brings us from the storage.

The sunsets are beautiful here; I have never seen anything so beautiful and charming in my life. The nights with the moon are charming too.

The Italians rage like they are possessed. They discovered that reportedly our fellows signaled to the submarines at night. In the Indiana camp they searched the tents and arrested ten officers for espionage. They seized all their things and ripped the collars and sleeves of their coats to see what was hidden in there.

There is a great line-up every day. The Italians count us at 8:00 p.m. Smoking at night is forbidden, and those caught outside the camp lines will be shot immediately. We are listed for departure and fully equipped.