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  What it means

  Literally “mole’s work.” Describes secretive, underground activity aimed at undermining something from within — sabotage, subversion, or covert scheming. “Mole work,” “undermining from within.”

  Vocabulary

  • kret — mole (the animal)
  • robota — work, job (colloquial)

  Grammar note

  'Krecia' is the adjective from 'kret' — nominative feminine agreeing with 'robota'.

  Cultural context

  The mole's habit of tunnelling invisibly underground makes it a perfect metaphor for covert sabotage — especially relevant in Polish history given the many underground resistance movements.

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