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CASTELCUTO
Sicily, 1 940
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Mussolini will speak to all ltalians!
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You are authorized by order of
The Fascist Government
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to interrupt your work.
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This afternoon,
Our Great Leader
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will make an important announcement!
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I was twelve and a half
when I saw her for the first time.
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Even though I´m older now,
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and my mind plays tricks on me,
I remember it well.
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That day Mussolini declared war
on France and Great Britain,
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and I got my first bicycle.
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The frame is African.
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The gears are German.
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And the brakes are from...
I forget.
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But the chain is Sicilian...
always keep it greasy.
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-Are you sure it´s safe?
-I have new bikes too.
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Mimi, we´re at war.
Who can afford a new bicycle?
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Fighting men
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on land, on sea and in the air
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Blackshirts of the revolution
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men and women ofltaly,
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and the Kingdom ofAlbania,
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hear this..
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Except for my father who wasn´t
very fond of ´´Our Great Leader ´´
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everyone in town was happy
that Italy was going to war
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How could they know that our customs,
our lives would change forever?
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The hour
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ofdecisions from which
there is no return.
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Pino, think this ant knows
he´s dead meat?
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Who knows?