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Le Paludi d’Italia Posted by on Mar 6, 2011

The Italian Marshlands "Pigra, limosa, fetente, orlata di dense gramigne, la vasta palude sogghigna in faccia al sole". "Lazy, slimy, fetid, bordered by dense weeds, the vast marsh sneers in the face of the sun". These words, written by Gabriele d’Annunzio in 1879, portray the hatred and disgust felt by people at that time for…

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