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  1. Douglas Preston _ The Monster of Florence

    You can not stare evil in the face; it has no face. It has no body, no bones, no blood. Any attempt to describe it ends in glibness and self-delusion.
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  2. Douglas Preston _ The Monster of Florence

    son of Stefano Mele and Barbara Locci, who was sleeping in the backseat of the car and who witnessed his mother's murder at age six.
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  3. Douglas Preston _ The Monster of Florence

    But when I open them up, I find that they're equal! And they both have achieved the same destiny: my zinc gurney. Why, then, did he tire himself out poring over so many books? Boh! Take my advice, journalist: eat, drink, and enjoy yourself-
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  4. Douglas Preston _ The Monster of Florence

    So I'm in the American Secret Service? Damn.""It was all reported in the press the next day.
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  5. Douglas Preston _ The Monster of Florence

    Charles backed down. He is reputed to have said, Capon, Capon, vous êtes un mauvais chapon. 'Capon, Capon, you are one evil chicken.' " "Chicken jokes are quite prevalent in the family," the countess said. The count said, "We eat capons at Christmas. It's a little cannibalistic.
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  6. Douglas Preston _ The Monster of Florence

    As we hoped, our kids began to learn Italian. One day Isaac sat down to dinner, looked at the plate of pasta we'd prepared, made a face, and said, "Che schifo!" a vulgar expression meaning "Gross!" We were so proud."
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  7. Douglas Preston _ The Monster of Florence

    But we were just picnicking friends
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  8. Douglas Preston _ The Monster of Florence

    Niccolò, for God's sake, they accused me of being an accessory to murder, they said I planted a gun at that villa, they've indicted me for making false statements and obstruction of justice! They threatened me if I ever return to Italy. And you tell me I shouldn't be concerned?" "My dear Douglas, anyone who is anybody in Italy is I offer you my congratulations on becoming a genuine Italian.
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  9. Douglas Preston _ The Monster of Florence

    The Monster's crimes were so horrific that a mere man could not possibly have committed them. Satan, in the end, had to be invoked.
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