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I remember I was so proud of myself. I was the only one not being
seasick. And we stayed very quietly and the boat went out. And
when we were in the middle of the ocean between Sweden...it was
about 30 minutes into Sweden...between Sweden and Denmark...a big
boat came and we were afraid it was Germans because there were
soldiers on it. They were dressed...they looked just like
Germans. But it was a Swedish patrol boat that came to pick us
up. They came in Swedish waters. They were allowed to go and the
Germans couldn't...and then we were safe. The Germans couldn't do
anything. They came [on] a big boat and they helped us up from
the fishing boat. And we stayed on the deck. Then we were...we
were saved. And we went into a little harbor in Sweden. I think
it was right outside of Helsingborg. Yeah. Helsingborg. And, you
know, they're welcoming us; and they all look like Germans
because the Swedes, they were wearing the same dresses. And we
came in and we got coffee, tea, and they told us where we could
stay. They put us actually in the Grand Hotel. It's called the
Grand Hotel. They paid for the suites, paid for everything and
they said we could stay there 'til if we had any relatives in
Sweden we could go to them. I think we stayed about a week. Every
day my parents would go down to the harbor to see if my
grandparents had come. They were still...and...and...and an old
aunt I had. My grandfather's sister. They were still in Denmark
when we fled. And a few days later, four, five, days later they
came on another fishing boat.
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