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“Un orologio col cinturino in coccodrillo fermo alle 11:27 del 12 ottobre 1996. Se lo mise al polso, inutile e bellissimo, senza sapere se avrebbe mai più funzionato. Un po’ come lui.”

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Book:La séptima lapida
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