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It's winter and Carlo has lots of free tie on his hands. If the prefect limits his contacts with the town, he's happy to be on his own.

"Gagliano mi represe e richiuse, come l'acqua verde di un pantano raccoglie la rana..."

Ma, col brigantaggio, la civilta' contadina difendeva la propria natura, contro quell'altra civilta' che le sta contro e che, senza comprenderla, eternamente la assoggetta

Ci vuole il dizionario, ma lo leggo passo a passo. I'm reading it again in Italian, many years after I read it as a college student in Firenze. I find it compelling now that my view of history is more panoramic and compassionate.

Ci vuole il dizionario, ma lo leggo passo a passo. I'm reading it again in Italian, many years after I read it as a college student in Firenze. I find it compelling now that my view of history is more panoramic and compassionate.

I'm reading it again in Italian, many years after I read it as a college student in Firenze. I find it compelling now that my view of history is more panoramic and compassionate.