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<\/a><\/p>\nFinally she managed to tear the window open, fill her lungs with fresh air and scream \u201caiuto! \u2026 aiuto! \u2026 sono intrappolata, non riesco a uscire, oddio, aiutami!<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cArriviamo, arriviamo\u201d<\/strong>, shouted a voice from the darkness outside, \u201cdai ragazzi, sbrigatevi con quel cazzo di scala \u2026. di qua, di qua, vedete, quella finestra lass\u00f9 \u2026 ecco \u2026 occhio, piano, ecco cos\u00ec!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cAiutatemi, sto quasi bruciando, oddio!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cEccomi fanciulla, eccomi che arrivo \u2026\u2026..\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n She awoke suddenly in darkness, the digital clock flickered on the night stand \u2026.. 03:21. Outside the hissing of rain, a distant siren, and the low rumbling of thunder. \u201cDio quell’incubo, sempre lo stesso, non arriva mai quel signore a salvarmi dall\u2019incendio. Quella maledetta scala infinita. Vedo lui che sale, sale, sale ma la scala si allunga sempre di pi\u00f9 e non arriva mai a salvarmi \u2026 poi mi sveglio \u2026 \u00e8 sempre cos\u00ec \u2026 porca miseria!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Carmela reached out and switched on the bedside lamp, the Beretta lay reassuringly where she\u2019d placed it. Gradually her head began to clear \u2026 \u201cmi sono addormentata guardando il libretto\u201d<\/strong> she realised seeing her little black book still lying in her lap, \u201cma \u00e8 difficile che mi riaddormenti ora \u2026 allora, su, finiamo questo lavoretto, poi vado a trovarmi un buon caff\u00e8 da qualche parte.<\/strong><\/p>\n She pulled herself upright, noticed the bar of dark chocolate lying beside her, hesitated, then broke off a chunk and popped it into her mouth. \u201c\u2026 tanto, mi aiuta a concentrarmi \u2026\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Photo: Geoff Chamberlain. Click on image for a closer view.<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n <>———-<>———-<><\/p>\n Vocabolario<\/strong> = Vocabulary<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n oddio, aiutami! <\/strong>= oh god,<\/strong> help me! Chapter 1:<\/strong> Carmela’s Italian Footwear Obsession – Part 1<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>
\ndai ragazzi, sbrigatevi <\/strong>= come on lads, get a move on<\/span><\/em>
\necco \u2026 occhio, piano, ecco, cos\u00ec!<\/strong> = that’s it … watch out, slowly, that’s it, like this!<\/span><\/em>
\nVedo lui che sale, sale, sale …<\/strong> = I see him climbing, climbing, climbing …<\/span><\/em>
\nnon arriva mai<\/strong> = he never gets there<\/span><\/em>
\n\u00e8 difficile che mi riaddormenti ora <\/strong>= it’s unlikely that I’ll fall asleep again now<\/span><\/em>
\nallora, su,<\/strong> = right, come on,<\/span><\/em>
\ntanto<\/strong> = anyway<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n