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| An Austrian teenager who was held captive in a basement for eight years after being kidnapped has described how she dreamt constantly of escape. | An Austrian teenager who was held captive in a basement for eight years after being kidnapped has described how she dreamt constantly of escape. |
| In one of her first media interviews since her escape last month, Natascha Kampusch, now 18, said she had felt like a battery hen in her small cell. | In one of her first media interviews since her escape last month, Natascha Kampusch, now 18, said she had felt like a battery hen in her small cell. |
| The weekly News magazine and daily Kronen Zeitung newspaper carried the first recent photos of her. | The weekly News magazine and daily Kronen Zeitung newspaper carried the first recent photos of her. |
| Her first TV interview was broadcast in Austria in the evening. | |
| Millions of Austrians were expected to watch the interview, by state broadcaster ORF. It was also be aired on radio and the internet. | |
| Ms Kampusch fled her basement prison on 23 August. Her abductor, Wolfgang Priklopil, committed suicide after her escape. | Ms Kampusch fled her basement prison on 23 August. Her abductor, Wolfgang Priklopil, committed suicide after her escape. |
| In the magazine interview, Ms Kampusch says: "All I thought about was escape. | In the magazine interview, Ms Kampusch says: "All I thought about was escape. |
| "I asked myself over and over again: 'Why me?' Among the many millions of people in the world, why did this happen to me? I always had the thought I was not born into this world to be locked up and to allow my whole life to be ruined. | "I asked myself over and over again: 'Why me?' Among the many millions of people in the world, why did this happen to me? I always had the thought I was not born into this world to be locked up and to allow my whole life to be ruined. |
| "I despaired over this injustice. I felt like a poor battery hen or battery chicken. You have obviously seen my dungeon on television and in the media, so you know how small it was. It was desperate." | "I despaired over this injustice. I felt like a poor battery hen or battery chicken. You have obviously seen my dungeon on television and in the media, so you know how small it was. It was desperate." |
| Sometimes I dreamt that if I owned an axe, I would chop his head off Natascha Kampusch | Sometimes I dreamt that if I owned an axe, I would chop his head off Natascha Kampusch |
| About her abductor, she says: "I had the choice either to be alone or in his company. And these alternatives were not very enticing." | About her abductor, she says: "I had the choice either to be alone or in his company. And these alternatives were not very enticing." |
| She then goes on to defend him but says she dreamt about chopping his head off: | She then goes on to defend him but says she dreamt about chopping his head off: |
| "You shouldn't talk to me so much about Mr Priklopil because he cannot defend himself any more. I don't find it very nice to complain about a dead person... | "You shouldn't talk to me so much about Mr Priklopil because he cannot defend himself any more. I don't find it very nice to complain about a dead person... |
| "I had bad thoughts. Sometimes I dreamt that if I owned an axe, I would chop his head off." | "I had bad thoughts. Sometimes I dreamt that if I owned an axe, I would chop his head off." |
| In the interview with Kronen Zeitung, she said she had tried to jump out of Mr Priklopil's car, "but he held me back and then sped away". | In the interview with Kronen Zeitung, she said she had tried to jump out of Mr Priklopil's car, "but he held me back and then sped away". |
| She did not say when the failed escape attempt occurred. | She did not say when the failed escape attempt occurred. |
| The two press interviews were given in return for a package including housing support, a long-term job offer and help with her education, Reuters news agency reports. | The two press interviews were given in return for a package including housing support, a long-term job offer and help with her education, Reuters news agency reports. |
| 'Please help me!' | 'Please help me!' |
| In the TV interview, the girl described how she tried to signal for help with her eyes during occasional outings with her abductor, ORF says. | In the TV interview, the girl described how she tried to signal for help with her eyes during occasional outings with her abductor, ORF says. |
| "She told me... she made eye contact with people time and again and wanted to signal them: 'Please help me.' And nobody reacted," said ORF's Christoph Feurstein, who interviewed Ms Kampusch. | "She told me... she made eye contact with people time and again and wanted to signal them: 'Please help me.' And nobody reacted," said ORF's Christoph Feurstein, who interviewed Ms Kampusch. |
| "There were moments in the interview that really gave me the creeps," Mr Feurstein said. | "There were moments in the interview that really gave me the creeps," Mr Feurstein said. |
| What 'dungeon' looked like | What 'dungeon' looked like |
| ORF spokesman Michael Krause said the interview with Ms Kampusch took place in "a secret location". | ORF spokesman Michael Krause said the interview with Ms Kampusch took place in "a secret location". |
| "She was not disguised or hidden. You could see her normally," Mr Krause said. | "She was not disguised or hidden. You could see her normally," Mr Krause said. |
| The chief editor of ORF, Brigette Handlos, said Ms Kampusch was "very tough, very strong, very outspoken". | The chief editor of ORF, Brigette Handlos, said Ms Kampusch was "very tough, very strong, very outspoken". |
| "There were no tears, there was no interruption. She went through this one-hour interview in a very straightforward way," she told the BBC. | "There were no tears, there was no interruption. She went through this one-hour interview in a very straightforward way," she told the BBC. |
| She said the kidnap victim had revealed details about the conditions imposed upon her. | She said the kidnap victim had revealed details about the conditions imposed upon her. |
| "She was kept in this very small room and when she did not obey, he simply turned down the lights for two days, three days, whatever he felt like... She obviously realises this was totally wrong what he did." | "She was kept in this very small room and when she did not obey, he simply turned down the lights for two days, three days, whatever he felt like... She obviously realises this was totally wrong what he did." |
| Until now, Ms Kampusch's only public comments had come in a statement read by a psychiatrist last week, although the Austrian media also published what it said were the remarks the girl made to police after her escape. | Until now, Ms Kampusch's only public comments had come in a statement read by a psychiatrist last week, although the Austrian media also published what it said were the remarks the girl made to police after her escape. |
| Other international channels will be able to show the TV interview at 2200 GMT. | Other international channels will be able to show the TV interview at 2200 GMT. |