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A Dramatic escape: One sunday in September 1961 a fire engine passed a house in East Berlin situated right on the border with the West. A grey-haired woman opened the window of the house and the firemen (from West Berlin) held a safety net by the house to enable her to jump to freedom. The woman climbed onto the windowsill but then lost her nerve. She was eventually helped to freedom by people living above and below her. (KEYSTONE/CAMERA PRESS/ERMA) === , ===