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The Buon Arrote House

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The Egyptian doctor who runs the physiotherapy centre where I have been every morning from eight for the last two weeks has a solid accent but speaks perfect Italian.
He is always kind and treats everyone, especially the elderly, who crowd that place.
I noticed among many a very close elderly couple who more or less kept the same hours as me....

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Although it is not really a secret, I am writing it anyway, perhaps so that I can conclude later: I am about to leave the Land of Melzo for the House of the Good Arrote.
Usually, out of superstition, I don’t say where I’m going exactly until I’m physically there, which will be on 2 November,...