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I was born here in the slums,
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on the outskirts of Warsaw.
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I grew up in poverty.
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Here I made my first friends
and had my first lessons.
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I often had it rough as a kid,
:03:33
because I couldn't tell
my friends from my enemies.
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I was too trusting and relied
on my swift legs and strong fists.
:03:42
My ma kept me on a short leash
and tried to push me off to work.
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But I took it as
typical woman's nagging,
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preferring to play knives
with my buddies instead.
:03:50
I knew some tricks.
:03:51
I was good at throwing
the knife off my cap.
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But Kostek was even better.
He could make that knife do anything.
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But that wasn't our only occupation.
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In 1942, supplies for the German army
were transported east by train.
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I'd toss coal down off the train.
Felt like a real patriotic thief.