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Life in Morgana
Life in Morgana is an account of what happened in the town of Morgana during author Ottavio Pejrano's first two years of residence. Morgana is located in the northern Apennines of Italy and the story ends with the trial of a woman for attempted murder: "And so, according to circumstantial evidence, you appear to be guilty of attempted murder of Riccardo Buonaventura, nicknamed the Bloodsucker. Do you deny that?" Asked the judge lowering her spectacles to the tip of her nose and peering at the defendant over the rim of her glasses. "I certainly do!" exclaimed Marta, the notorious lesbian of Morgana. "And to prove my innocence, I have with me the diary of a newcomer to our town, who settled on a nearby farm two years ago. Can you grant me the time to read this manuscript?" "Well," said the judge, "what else is there to do in this forgotten town? It's a rainy day, all the roads are full of mud and I am very comfortable here, with a full pot of hot coffee by my side. Might as well hear your story. Go ahead!"
The Jewel of the Time
At 9:30AM people started coming into the church. Julia opened her handbag and, keeping the revolver out of sight, checked if its chamber was full of bullets: it was. When the priest asked John if he was ready to take Gail as his wedded wife, Julia remembered what David had told her to do before shooting, namely to release the safety latch. She had rehearsed that operation many times and so she did it without even looking into the handbag. There were many people around her now, but she couldn't wait any more because Gail was saying "yes" right then and turning toward John for her first kiss as his wife. Julia thought frantically: what had David told her to do before pulling the trigger? Oh yes, she remembered it now: she had to line up the gun-sight with the little bump at the end of the barrel, and when her target was aligned with gun-sight and the little bump, the only thing to do was to pull the trigger, that simple. She took out the gun
