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We learn from the materials left by SB (Security Service) and KW PZPR (Province Committee of the Polish United Workers' Party) how the society reacted to the news about the Warsaw Pact forces invading Czechoslovakia. A typical behavior was buying out large amount of food for substantial amount of money. It is proved, among the others, by bustle in PKO's agencies (General Savings Bank) and sale reports...