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“You know what they say?” Nonna paused, “The character of the Venetian people is like the tide.”

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“She learned that keeping up and working hard paid dividends inside the Pietà, unavailable to women outside it.”

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“Even whispers were not tolerated in the Pietà when someone else was speaking.”

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“Her quiet sobs were absorbed into the aria of their voices, their protection and love enveloping her pain and carrying her song.”

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“The moisture in the air sat in the crevices of storefront windows, like the tears that welled in the corners of her dark brown eyes.”

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“It hardly felt real that she was gone, though the heavy pain Agata had carried for weeks reminded her, sitting like too many sweets in her stomach; that and the black fabric, the black everywhere.”

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“After all her years in the Pietà, she had learned the greatest gift she could give them was dispensing words of encouragement that prodded them forward.”

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“Venice would not be who she is without her music lingering around every narrow calle and corner.”

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“Someday, you will see that you are capable and strong enough to live all on your own. But for now, you needn’t worry. Your Nonna has enough snap in her, and you will stay right here where I can protect you.”

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