Contents
Chapter 1 The Catinos Page 5
Chapter 2 The Old Men Page 21
Chapter 3 Grandfather and Grandson Page 29
Chapter 4 Arrival of the Circus Page 34
Chapter 5 The Mechanical Rides Page 49
Chapter 6 A Trip Pages 57
Chapter 7 Trip continued Page 67
Chapter 8 Circus Performance Page 74
Chapter 9 Renzo's Adventure Page 95
Chapter 10 Firenze, Catherine, a Secret Unveiled Page 120
Chapter 11 The Life Unexamined Page 144
Chapter 12 Flavia, Prodigal Daughter Page 152
Chapter 13 Old Men and Stories Page 175
Chapter 14 Another Adventure Page 194
Chapter 15 Adventure Continued Page 209
Chapter 16 The Fountain Page 235
Chapter 17 The Judas among Us Page 256
Chapter 18 Girardus and Tancredo Page 271
Chapter 1 (The Catinos)
Once again Renzo Catino is being lectured to by his grandfather, Girardus Catino, an elderly man of normal stature. Timid Renzo is all of nine years old, frail with brown hair and blue eyes, and his grandfather Girardus is, well, he is old because he walks with a slight limp, has white hair, and bushy electrically-charged eyebrows shadowing icy blue eyes. The wrinkles in the old man's beardless face, the gnarled hands, the large ear lobes, and the piercing blue eyes fearfully impress Renzo, so much so, that whenever his paternal grandfather scolds him, Renzo's own blue eyes grow wide, and the contours of his mouth droop slightly ajar as he cowers to give his grandfather the proper amount of intimidation and respect any such young boy should defer to a paternal grandfather.
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Fabini's Magical Alley
General Fiction"Oh grandfather, is it really true that Fabini is the center of the world?" "Absolutely Renzo! The town of Fabini is and will always be the center of our world because it is who we are. Don't you ever doubt it for a moment." "And grandfather, why...
