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ln the Roman cemetery
of the Capuchins,
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death has been assigned
a decorative task.
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A few centuries ago,
maybe the monks wanted
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to give this place
a sense of immortality.
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ln spite of its gruesome
results, this work shows
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a certain sense of beauty, which
is always motivated by love.
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Love that survives death,
death that survives love.
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MARlO AND lNES
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Still in Rome,
on the Tiberina island,
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the ''Red Sacks'' brotherhood
keeps carrying out its mission.
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The ''Red Sacks'' brotherhood
started around the 1600's
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upon the initiative
of some Romans who,
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during the plague, wanted
to bury the abandoned bodies
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of the poor and the unknown.
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Nowadays,
after so many centuries,
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the ''Red Sacks'' still look
after their mortal remains,
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the sole but eloquent evidence
of the old compassion.
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Protecting the bones
from the ravages of the time
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is the task of some local
families who gather here
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once a week on Fridays
to work and to pray.