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regaining his presence of mind a policeman also came over to
note our identification data.

Even the man with the Moskvitch car gave his data, which said
that he had lived in Vas (Iron) Street 8 in Budapest, before
driving away. He would have been my key witness but he knew
that if he had testified, he would have had to bear the
responsibility of reckless driving, not giving priority. Months
later in court, I had no chance against the word of the “gun-
carrying” witness – the other driver coming frontally. His
testimony was the only determining evidence. By that time, the
judge believed that Kate was already committed towards me,
but actually, it was the other way around, I was committed
towards her, as we remained together. Ever since. I found it
funny when a friend of mine said that “first they sentence you
because of her, and then you are to marry her,” but I knew that
it was God’s work saving us for each other, literally.
Eventually, my verdict was three months of probation, because
the judge accepted parts of my story: police could not find the
one with the Moskvitch, even though “they did everything,” but

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