79:– a heroic Polish general who was executed for actions connected with the retrieving of Polish independence. The trees liked few of the insurgents and the biggest attention was given to Maryś and Jagmin. Maryś lived nearby and was known to the trees. He had a sister – Anielka and Jagmin was his friend. Before the uprising Jagmin and Anielka became very close to each other and the day when the boys decided to join the uprising was one of the saddest in the life of Anielka. The battles began and the insurgents were winning. Their victory didn't last long and the camp was finally attacked by the Russians. The insurgents were fighting hard, but the enemy was too strong. Maryś and Jagmin died. The first one because of the wound he received, the second one because he got shot when trying to help Maryś. This place was forgotten by everyone and only once the mass grave was visited. It was Anielka who came to see the place where her loved ones died and after a short visit she left the glade never to return. The wind was weeping for almost all the story, but when the flowers finished the story it left the glade screaming – "Gloria victis!".
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