,*APT] #cf ,A ,GOOD ,DAY 7P>T #b7 ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,PET] ,GELD]LOOS ,TEXT 3 ,A ,GOOD ,DAY 7P>T #b7 ,LUN$I1 #ai ,M>ZO ,CA ,FAVALE WAS A LITTLE VILLAGE 9 ! M\NTA9S EA/ ( ,G5OVA4 ,IT WAS AB&ON$ ?IRTY YE>S AGO1 & N[ GO+ ON FIVE YE>S A GR\P ( AN>*I/S LIV$ H]E1 RE/OR+ ! CRUMBL+ BUILD+S ( /ACK$ /ONE4 ,! VILLAGE SAT ON AB\T FIFTE5 ACRES ( L&4 ,!RE WAS A QU>TET ( *ICK5S1 TWO BEEHIVES1 DOGS1 A WRIGGL+ PILE ( NEWBORN PUPPIES1 A HILLSIDE ( OLIVE TREES1 GRAPEV9ES1 A C\PLE ORANGE & LEMON TREES BUILT 9TO A MICROCLIMATE ON ! S\? SIDE ( A /ONE WALL1 T]RAC$ G>D5S1 & AB\T EIE ,ITALIANS & ,G]MAN-SPEAK+ ,SWISS 9 !IR TW5TIES OR FIFTIES4 ,ONE ( ! OLD] PEOPLE !RE HAD BE5 9 ! /RUGGLE = DECADES4 ,AT ! 5D ( ! '#gS1 E>LY '#hS1 H] P>TN] WAS LOCK$ UP = BELONG+ TO AN >M$ AN>*I/ GR\P4 ,HE DI$ 9 PRISON1 :5 !IR SON WAS F\R4 ,!RE W]E AN 9DET]M9ATE NUMB] ( BUILD+S 9 ,CA ,FAVALE1 ) P]HAPS TW5TY ROOMS BETWE5 !M1 ?\< HALF ( !SE W]E UND] R5OVATION1 & SOME EV5 LACK$ RO(S & FLOORS4 ,! >*ITECTURE BESPOKE AN ORGANIC COLLECTIVITY1 ) A COMMON KIT*51 ONE COMPO/ TOILET1 MANY B$ROOMS1 & BUILD+S BUILT V]Y MU* 9TO ONE ANO!R4 ,! AMBIGUITY BETWE5 PASSAGEWAYS1 HALLS1 & C\RTY>DS EV5 TE/$ ! SEP>ATION BETWE5 9SIDE & \TSIDE4 ,! PEOPLE ( ,CA ,FAVALE W]E MO/LY 9VOLV$ ) CON/RUCTION & R5OVATION1 BUILD+ RO(S & ! LIKE4 ,MY FIR/ FULL DAY WE HAUL$ ?IRTY YE>S WOR? ( MUD FROM ! SPR+-F$ POND ?AT S]V$ AS !IR RES]VOIR1 !N REBUILT ! LITTLE DAM & RE9/ALL$ ! PIPES ?AT C>RI$ WAT] D[N ! HILL4 ,O!RS W]E ALSO EXP&+ ! G>D5S4 ,?IS WORK TOOK UP MO/ ( !IR TYPICAL DAY4 ,AFT]W>DS !Y W\LD GA!R = A HE>TY MEAL & LONG1 9VOLV$ CONV]SATIONS1 EMPTY+ A TWO-GALLON JUG ( W9E 9 ! C\RSE ( ! EV5+4 ,H]E !Y C\NT5ANC$ NO DI*OTOMY BETWE5 DE/ROY+ CAPITALISM & BUILD+ A REPLACEM5T4 ,?\< ! WORK ( ! VILLAGE KEPT !M BUSY1 !Y TRI$ TO /AY 9VOLV$ 9 ! /RUGGLES 9 ! CITIES1 & !IR IDYLLIC SITUATION WAS NO D\BT A SUMM] HAV5 = CITY ACTIVI/S4 ,SEV]AL ( !M ALSO TRANSLAT$ AN>*I/ BOOKS 9TO ,ITALIAN4 ,MY SECOND FULL DAY !RE1 #b ,M>ZO1 WAS A DAY = LY+ 9 B$ ) A BOOK OR A LOV] LI/5+ TO ! W9D H[L4 ,=TUNATELY ,I HAD A BOOK1 ,NOTES ( A ,NATIVE ,SON1 ANO!R GIFT FROM A FRI5D1 BUT \TSIDE ( ! SLEEP+ BAG MY H&S GOT TOO COLD TO 5JOY ! >RANGEM5T4 ,AFT] HAV+ MY FILL ( LY+ >\ND ,I W5T \T TO TURN SOIL = A NEW G>D5 ON A T]RACE BEL[ ! H\SES1 ALONG ) TWO O!RS4 ,! RA9 BEGAN TO FREEZE & B\NCE (F US 9 :ITE BALLS1 BUT ?IS TOO FELT GOOD 9 A WAY1 SO WE WORK$ UNTIL IT WAS TOO D>K TO SEE4 ,I ASK$ 0,:AT IS ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 WORK1 LABOR1 & PLAY80 ,WE LAU<$ AT ! PRIMITIVI/S :O SAID ?AT AGRICULTURE WAS 9H]5TLY ALI5AT$2 ?AT F>M+ WAS NECESS>ILY WORK 9 ! NEGATIVE S5SE4 ,WE W]E 5JOY+ \RSELVES !RE ON ! M\NTA9TOP T]RACE -- ! EX]TION1 ! ASSAULT ( ! COLD W9D1 ! S5SE ( ACCOMPLI%M5T1 ! ANTICIPATION ( WAT*+ ! GR[? ( DELICI\S VEGETABLES4 ,!N ,I GOT A BLI/] & SAID3 0IF ,I TURN ONE MORE %OVEL-FULL IT WILL BECOME LABOR10 SO WE /OPP$ & W5T 9SIDE = SUPP]4 ,AT ,CA ,FAVALE ,I FELT !Y HAD REALLY CREAT$ LIB]T>IAN COMMUNISM4 ,!RE WAS PL5TY ( WORK TO DO1 & SOME DAYS IT WAS EXHAU/+1 BUT Y\ 9V5T$ ! CURI\S T5D5CY TO DO IT WILL+LY & HAPPILY4 ,Y\ C\LD SIT >\ND ALL DAY IF Y\ WANT$ -- IF Y\ W]E FEEL+ SICK OR L[ IT WAS 5C\RAG$ -- BUT BE=E TOO LONG Y\ FELT MOV$ TO GET UP & P>TICIPATE 9 AN ACT ( CREATION4 ,!RE WAS NO SEP>ATION BETWE5 WORK & LEISURE1 & ! PACE ( ACTIVITY1 :E!R RE/+ OR WORK+1 WAS RELAX$ & SELF-GUID$4 ,C]TA9 DAYS BR\D1 BUT ! NEXT DAY W\LD HAPP5 TO BE A RA9Y DAY & WE W\LD DO NO?+ BUT TALK & COOK OR NAP UND] W>M BLANKETS4 ,!RE WAS NO SY/EM ( 9DUCEM5TS1 NO REW>DS & PUNI%M5TS1 & IF Y\ HAD A PROBLEM WORK+ ) SOMEONE ELSE Y\ TALK$ AB\T IT AS A GR\P1 >GU$ A LITTLE1 LAU<$ & RESOLV$ IT4 ,OR1 ,I HE>D1 P]SONAL DRAMAS W\LD GR[ & DEEP51 & MAYBE !Y W\LD GO AWAY 9 TIME1 OR MAYBE SOMEBODY W\LD LEAVE4 ,?IS WASN'T P>ADISE4 ,SOME ( ! FOLKS 9 ! COLLECTIVE GOT SICK ( ONE ANO!R1 & !Y (T5 HAD TO WORK H>D TO COMMUNICATE WELL OR F9D COMMON GR\ND4 ,BUT IT WAS GREAT TO SEE 9 PRACTICE H[ PEOPLE NE$ NO WAGE OR FE> ( PUNI%M5T AS LONG AS !Y >E LIV+ = !MSELVES1 NOT WORK+ = SOMEONE ELSE4 ,M>T$I1 #ba ,M>ZO WAS A GLORI\S SUNNY DAY 9 ! M\NTA9S4 ,?REE ( US TURN$ MORE SOIL1 PREP>+ G>D5S = PLANT+1 TALK+ 9 CAP]+ ,ITALIANO OR ! KNOCK-KNE$ S+SONG ( ,S*WITZ-,DUT*4 ,LAT] WE SPLIT WOOD4 ,>\ND NOON ,I SAT ON SUN-W>M$ SLATE & WROTE A LETT] TO ,L1 ! PUPPIES NAPP+ >\ND MY FEET OR NIBBL+ MY TOES4 ,ONLY !N DID ,I REALIZE IT WAS ! FIR/ DAY ( SPR+4 ,?IS W\LD BE A GOOD YE>1 ,I DECID$4 ,I S5S$ !RE WAS SOME TRIBULATION WAIT+ 9 ! W+S2 NOT AN EASY YE>1 BUT A GOOD ONE NONE!LESS4 ,?AT NI+ GAME1 0,! ,WAY ,?+S ,US$ TO ,BE40 ,ALL Y\ NE$ IS W9E 9 A JUG 7SO Y\ CAN DR9K IT LIKE ! OLD-TIM]S DO1 ) ONE H&1 PROPP$ UP ON Y\R %\LD]71 A CIRCLE ( FRI5DS TO PASS IT >\ND1 & 5\< CREATIVITY OR AT LEA/ %AMELESSNESS SO ?AT EV]YONE1 :5 IT'S !IR TURN1 CAN TELL A /ORY1 BEG9N+3 0,YA WANNA HE> H[ ?+S US$ TO BE80 ,?\< A HALLM>K ( ,APPALA*IAN CULTURE1 ! GAME TRANSLAT$ WELL1 ! MA9 *ANGE BE+ ?AT ! IRREPRESSIBLE ,ITALIANS F\ND CAUSE TO >GUE ) ONE ANO!R'S /ORIES4 ,& !Y REALLY DO USE ALL ?OSE /]EOTYPICAL H& GE/URES2 EV5 ! ,SWISS SAID !Y />T$ DO+ IT TOO AFT] A FEW MON?S4 ,I ?9K ,ITALIANS W\LD DIE IF Y\ CUT !IR H&S (F4 ,MO/ PEOPLE W\LD1 )\T PROP] M$ICAL ATT5TION4 ,DOM5ICA1 #be ,M>ZO ,YE/]DAY ,I LEFT ,CA ,FAVALE1 GOT TO ,TOR9O BY #c3 9 ! AFT]NOON1 & F\ND MY WAY TO ,EL ,PASO ,OCCUPATO1 ! SQUAT RECOMM5D$ TO ME AS F> AWAY AS ,A!NA4 ,:5 ,I F9ALLY F\ND SOME OCCUPANTS1 !Y SAID ,I C\LD /AY A FEW DAYS1 NO PROBLEM1 & %[$ ME TO ! GUE/ ROOM1 AN ATTIC-LIKE *AMB] L9$ ) HOMEMADE BUNKB$S :]E ! MEMB]S ( ! B&S W]E ALSO SLEEP+ ?AT FIR/ NIDCORE %[ AB\T TO HAPP5 -- EV]Y ,SATURDAY NIDNESS 9 ! BE/ WAY ,I KN[ H[1 BY (F]+ TO HELP CLEAN1 & WAS GIV5 ! M$ITATIVE TASK ( SWEEP+ ! FLOOR4 ,! FOLKS !RE W]E A MIDDLE-AG$ CR[D1 ALL OLD] ?AN ME1 & MO/ ( !M W]E LOOSELY CLASSIFIABLE AS PUNKS4 ,!Y W]E REASONABLY FRI5DLY1 ?\< FEW ( !M SPOKE ,5GLI%1 & NONE SPOKE IT WELL1 SO ,I WAS RELY+ L>GELY ON ! BASIC ,SPANI% COGNATES ,I C\LD PICK \T4 ,EL ,PASO WAS A #a#i-YE>-RUNN+ SQUAT1 A BIG COMPLEX 9 ! PLEASANTLY %ABBY S\!RN P>T ( T[N1 WALLS PA9T$ ) GRAFFITI & MURALS1 & M\NT$ ) /RANGE1 WEIRDLY PA9T$ JUNK1 LIKE ! DISLOCAT$ %ELL ( A ,V,W BUG4 ,! Y>D 9SIDE WAS FILL$ ) MU* MORE JUNK1 SOME USEFUL 9 A CONT+5CY1 SOME APP>5TLY DECORATIVE4 ,IT WAS LIKE A SMALL ,KOPI4 ,! %[ ?AT NIM] TIME & ALSO CLOS] TO ,PET] TIME4 ,:5 ,I F9ALLY W5T TO SLEEP1 SOME?+ AB\T A ROOM FULL ( BUNK B$S & L\D1 MASCUL9E CAM>AD]IE CAUS$ ! PRISON DREAMS TO />T AGA94 ,IT HAD BE5 A C\PLE YE>S S9CE ,I HAD DREAM$ ,I WAS BACK 9 JAIL1 ?\< 9 ! FIR/ FEW MON?S AFT] MY RELEASE !Y HAD BE5 AN ALMO/ NIY OCCUPI$ FACTORY MOVEM5T AFT] ,WORLD ,W> ,I & A HOTB$ ( ANTIFASCI/ RESI/ANCE 9 ,WORLD ,W> ,I,I4 ,AFT] ! W> ITS ,FIAT ,MIRAFIORI PLANT BECAME A KEY PO9T ( /RUGGLE 9 ! MILITANT LABOR MOVEM5T ?AT GAVE BIR? TO ! ,R$ ,BRIGADES & O!R CL&E/9E COMMUNI/ & AN>*I/ GR\PS ?AT TRI$ TO FOM5T REVOLUTION 9 ! #fS1 #gS1 & #hS4 ,9 REC5T YE>S ,TOR9O HAD BE5 REPUT$ TO HAVE A /RONG AN>*I/ MOVEM5T4 ,BUT ,I NEV] GOT A FEEL = ANY?+ GO+ ON4 ,! PEOPLE ,I MET SEEM$ CONT5T TO BE LIV+ 9 A SQUAT & ORGANIZ+ %[S & OCCASIONAL O!R EV5TS4 ,CLE>LY MY %ORT TIME !RE & 9ABILITY TO UND]/& ,ITALIAN CONTRIBUT$ TO ?IS WEAK PICTURE4 ,BUT ! ATMOSPH]E WAS NO?+ LIKE ,GREECE4 ,I W\LD MEET O!R PEOPLE FROM ! REGION :O CONSID]$ ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T ?R\< MU* ( ,ITALY BASICALLY DEAD4 ,! MAJOR CAUSE WAS NO MY/]Y3 />T+ >\ND #b#d1 POLICE >\ND ! C\NTRY LAUN*$ A S]IES ( RAIDS & F\ND CAUSE TO IMPRISON DOZ5S ( AN>*I/S4 ,NE>LY TWO HUNDR$ MORE W]E SE>*$4 ,?AT'S A B5IGN T]M2 IT FOOL$ ME TOO UNTIL ,I READ A FIR/H& ACC\NT4 ,SO IMAG9E = A MOM5T ! POLICE BREAK+ 9TO Y\R H\SE & /EAL+ Y\R COMPUT]1 Y\R ,C,DS1 Y\R ADDRESS BOOK1 A GREAT MANY BOOKS & O!R PR9T$ MAT]IALS1 & !N IMAG9E TRY+ TO GET ON ) Y\R LIFE AFT] ?AT4 ,! V>I\S POLICE OP]ATIONS EXT5D$ FROM ,LECCE1 9 ! BOOT HEEL1 TO ,G5OVA4 ,!Y T>GET$ ! ECO-AN>*I/ GR\P ,IL ,SILVE/RE & = N[ HAVE WIP$ \T ,ITALY'S ,AN>*I/ ,BLACK ,CROSS4 ,9 ONE 9/ANCE ! /ATE >RE/$ ! MEMB]S ( A RADICAL NEWSPAP] BECAUSE 9 !IR H\SE !Y HAD A COMMUNIQUE MAIL$ TO !M = PUBLICATION FROM AN AN>*I/ GR\P CONNECT$ TO A LETT]-BOMB+ CAMPAIGN 9 #b#c4 ,BY A CREATIVE APPLICATION ( ! LAWS ?IS MADE !M MEMB]S ( ! GR\P4 ,O!R AN>*I/S W]E PLAC$ UND] H\SE >RE/4 ,TOR9O WAS ALSO MAUL$ BY ! #bf ,OLYMPICS4 ,! GREAT GAMES W]E US$ AS ALWAYS AS AN EXCUSE = G5TRIFICATION & REPRESSION4 ,HALF ( ,TOR9O'S SQUATS W]E EVICT$1 ESPECIALLY ?OSE D[NT[N4 ,POOR PEOPLE & PEOPLE ( COLOR W]E =C$ \T ( ! C5T]1 & MILLIONS ( EUROS FLOOD$ ! CITY TO IMPROVE ITS IMAGE1 SUBSIDIZ+ ! CONV]SION ( H\S+ & %OPS = WORK+ CLASS PEOPLE 9TO EXP5SIVE AP>TM5TS1 FA%ION B\TIQUES1 *A9 /ORES1 & BUS9ESSES CAT]+ TO T\RI/S & ! ELITE4 ,AS F> AS ,I SAW1 ! FA%IONABLE D[NT[N ACCOMPLI%$ ?AT IDIOTIC DI/9CTION IT AIM$ =1 MAK+ ,TOR9O 0! ,P>IS ( ,ITALY10 :I* ,I SUPPOSE MAKES ,P>IS ! ,WAL-,M>T ( ,FRANCE4 ,PASSION LIVES H]E PROCLAIM ! BANN]S 9 EXPRESSIVE SCRIPT ALONG ALL ! BETT] AV5UES4 ,TRANSLAT+ ! LANGUAGE ( ADV]TIS+1 WE UND]/& ! BANN]S >E GETT+ DIRECTLY TO ! TRU? 9 ! ONLY WAY ADV]TISEM5TS CAN3 0,BOR$OM %OPS H]E40 ,BUT SADLY1 MU* ( ! CITY REALLY WAS BEAUTIFUL -- ! R5AISSANCE BUILD+S1 ! SYNAGOGUE1 ! ,P>CO DEL ,VAL5T9O ALONG ! RIV] ,PO1 ! AV5UE ( CLAW-LIKE PLANE TREES GRIPP+ ! AIR1 ,ALPS ON ! WE/]N HORIZON LIKE MON/R\S %ATT]$ ICE CUBES4 ,M>T$I1 #bg ,M>ZO ,AT ! TIME1 !RE WAS A MAJOR POPUL> MOVEM5T AGA9/ ! CON/RUCTION ( ! ,TR5O ,ALTA ,VELOCITA 7,T,A,V71 A HI< VELOCITY TRA9 L9E ?AT W\LD DE/ROY A L>GE *UNK ( ! M\NTA9S & SEV]AL VILLAGES >\ND A VALLEY NE> ,TOR9O & ,G5OVA4 ,BASICALLY ! SOCIALI/S W]E GO+ AHEAD ) A CON/RUCTION PROJECT !Y HAD ORIG9ALLY BACK$1 & !N PRET5D$ TO OPPOSE :ILE ! NE(ASCI/ ,B]LUSCONI WAS 9 *>GE4 ,N[ ?AT !Y HAD RIDD5 POPUL> DISS5T BACK 9TO P[]1 !Y %[$ !IR TRUE COLORS & L9$ UP AGA9 BEH9D ! ,T,A,V4 ,H[ LUCKY ! POLITICIANS >E ?AT SO MANY PEOPLE SUFF] FROM AMNESIA4 ,!Y >E SCAM >TI/S :O NE$ NEV] 9V5T NEW TRICKS1 BECAUSE ! SAME ONE WORKS AGA9 & AGA94 ,=TUNATELY1 NOT EV]YONE B[$ TO ! BALLOT BOX4 ,!RE WAS /RONG POPUL> OPPOSITION TO ! ,T,A,V1 & UPW>DS ( #e1 PEOPLE REGUL>LY GA!R$ 9 ! M\NTA9S TO PROTE/ AGA9/ IT4 ,BEYOND PROTE/+1 !Y W]E OCCUPY+ ! SITE1 SABOTAG+ EQUIPM5T1 RESI/+ ATTEMPTS BY ! POLICE TO PU% !M \T1 & MAK+ CON/RUCTION IMPOSSIBLE4 ,EV]YONE ,I MET AT ,CA ,FAVALE & 9 ,TOR9O WAS TALK+ AB\T ! PROTE/S4 ,I C\LD HAVE /AY$ LONG] TO P>TICIPATE MORE -- ,I W\LD HAVE HAD TO LE>N ,ITALIAN -- BUT ?AT W\LD HAVE LEFT ME LITTLE TIME TO GO TO ,SPA94 ,S9CE ,SPANI% W\LD PROVE F> MORE USEFUL BACK 9 ! ,/ATES ?AN ,ITALIAN MY *OICE WAS SIMPLE4 ,I ?\S DROVE BY1 & NOT A S+LE ONE /OPP$4 ,SOME PEOPLE />$ LIKE IT WAS NOVEL1 MANY PEOPLE LOOK$ AWAY1 LIKE IT WAS UNCOM=TABLE4 ,SOME PEOPLE SMIL$1 LIKE IT WAS ROMANTIC1 SOME PEOPLE LAU<$ LIKE IT WAS RIDICUL\S4 ,SOME PEOPLE SQUIRM$1 LIKE IT WAS FRII\SLY1 & SOME WAGG$ !IR F+]S1 LIKE IT WAS =BIDD54 ,ALL DROVE BY 9 !IR CLIMATE-CONTROLL$ BUBBLES1 ISOLAT$ ON !IR WAY TO WORK OR LEISURE1 CONSUM+ OR PRODUC+1 UNABLE TO 5JOY ANY O!R WAY ( RELAT+ TO !IR WORLD4 ,I WAS AMAZ$ TO LE>N AGA9 H[ MANY PEOPLE >E SC>$1 SELF-DEFEAT+ AS%OLES4 ,?AT'S ALL WE'RE MEANT TO BE 9 ?IS WORLD4 ,WELL1 ASK & IT %ALL BE GIV54 ,IF NOT1 TAKE IT4 ,AFT] F\R & A HALF H\RS ( WAIT+ FRUITLESSLY 9 W9D & SOMETIMES RA91 ,I GAVE UP1 %\LD]$ MY BAGS1 WALK$ TO ,L+OTTO /ATION1 & HOPP$ A TRA94 ,= %Y PEOPLE1 HOPP+ PASS5G] TRA9S CAN BE MORE /RESSFUL ?AN ! PROLONG$ MIS]Y ( HIT*HIK+ BECAUSE Y\'RE JU/ WAIT+ = ! 9EVITABLE CONFRONTATION :5 Y\ HAVE TO TELL ! CONTROLL] ?AT NOPE1 Y\ DON'T HAVE A TICKET4 ,! FE> CAN DRIVE Y\ TO HIDE 9 ! BA?ROOM OR PRET5D1 :5 !Y F9ALLY CAT* Y\1 ?AT Y\ B\LY A4M41 SO ,I HAD TO /AY \T 9 ! COLD4 ,I PLANT$ MY GE> AT ! EXIT ( ! P>K+ LOT1 :]E ALL ! TRUCK]S W\LD HAVE TO DRIVE BY ON !IR DEP>TURE1 & TRI$ NAPP+ A LITTLE ON A CONCRETE CURB AGA9/ ! WALL :]E ,I W\LDN'T GET RUN OV] %\LD ,I FALL ASLEEP4 ,SOON ,I TOOK TO PAC+ TO KEEP ! BLOOD FL[+4 ,AFT] EI*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,JANU>Y #b#a1 #bba 3 ,*APT] #cf -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/