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Looking back on the wonderful years in which I had the privilege to participate, I clearly recall the beginning of this story. Where is the source of our happiness that sprung in our hearts and that is still feeding us? I'm going to call it:

The Free Republic of Wetlina.
The borders of this realm were never marked because they were different from the borders of the town of Wetlina. It was the people that constituted this Republic. At the time when the reality in our own homes was not what you would call normal... when the reality of the street dripped with paranoia, hostility and absurd... when the borders of our country were closed... the hike in the mountains, in Bieszczady - starting at the Lower Beskid mountain range - was experienced by us as a breeze of freedom. Mountains meant freedom. Freedom, tolerance, independence, truth - big words you'd say. But how else am I supposed to put it? This is how it was :) At the beginning of our highland adventure the mountains seemed to be brimming with personality... with the reality of independence... challenging the whole world... with song, friendship and the effort that we put into improving ourselves. We came and we stayed... and we won't have any other way! This is a world of wonderful scenery. Pulsating inside one's head is a longing for the mysterious nature. The Free Republic of Wetlina is long gone. It was like a sliver of freedom which just like the clean flame of Solidarity destroyed evil. But the goal was achieved. When the lovely Lady Solidarity left the scene, her lovers followed in her footsteps.

It is a fact that The Free Republic of Wetlina is still much alive in our hearts. We keep meeting because of it. I daresay, the friendship is everlasting.

Translation by Aggie :)