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Read compact Polish fiction with more nuanced motives, idiomatic language, and implied meaning. These original C1–C2 stories offer a short reading session with room for closer attention.

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Bez tłumaczenia

C1Romance≈620 words

An anniversary celebration raises questions about what private words belong in public.

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Romance

Przed jubileuszowym obiadem Alicja i Tom próbują zdecydować, które słowa można powiedzieć przy wszystkich.

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Po zatwierdzeniu

C1Mystery≈610 words

A secretary finds a decision in the minutes that the committee never made.

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Mystery

Sekretarka stowarzyszenia znajduje w protokole jedno zdanie, które zmienia sens dawnej decyzji.

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Żeby było swobodnie

C1Comedy≈630 words

An office social event comes with surprisingly strict rules for spontaneity.

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Comedy

Firma przygotowuje dobrowolne spotkanie i coraz dokładniej reguluje swobodną rozmowę.

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Przez dawne osiedle

C1Travel and adventure≈630 words

A road closure takes estranged siblings through a place they would rather avoid.

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Travel and adventure

Objazd prowadzi rodzeństwo przez dzielnicę, z której wyjechali w zupełnie inny sposób.

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Co zostaje w domu

C1Friendship and family≈620 words

Sorting a parent's possessions exposes very different family memories.

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Friendship and family

Przy opróżnianiu domu rodzeństwo odkrywa, że zwykłe przedmioty należą do różnych wspomnień.

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Głos na jedną rozmowę

C1Fantasy≈630 words

An unusual service offers help with a difficult conversation, at a price.

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Fantasy

Małe urządzenie pozwala wypowiedzieć ważne zdanie cudzym spokojnym głosem, lecz cena dotyczy pamięci.

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Pod nazwiskiem

C1Mystery≈620 words

A second signature complicates the accepted history of a painting.

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Mystery

Konserwatorka odsłania drugi podpis na obrazie i musi ustalić, czego naprawdę dowodzi znalezisko.

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Wystarczająco anonimowo

C1Comedy≈640 words

An anonymous suggestion proves easier to recognise than its author expected.

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Comedy

Pracownik zgłasza drobną zmianę anonimowo, lecz własne słowa zaczynają zdradzać jego nazwisko.

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Przed zamknięciem

C1Travel and adventure≈650 words

A harbour crew must rethink a delivery before time runs out.

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Travel and adventure

Trzy osoby muszą dostarczyć sprzęt na drugi brzeg portu, zanim zamknie się droga powrotna.

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Warunki sprzedaży

C2Romance≈610 words

Two former partners try to describe an object they once bought together.

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Romance

Dwoje byłych partnerów próbuje uzgodnić opis rzeczy, którą kiedyś kupili razem.

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Przypis po korekcie

C2Mystery≈600 words

A researcher follows a subtle correction through editions of a local history.

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Mystery

Badaczka porównuje wydania lokalnej historii i znajduje zmianę, której nikt nie wyjaśnił wprost.

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