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the very image of Catarina the Wise! Also the
woman in Naples! Also the woman in Genova!
But that simply can’t be, because Catarina is
down in a pit, and the one woman is in Naples,
and the other is in Genova. But I’ll be damned if
she doesn’t look exactly like her.
He sent a messenger and arranged a visit, and his
first words were:
- Excuse me, madam, but I must say it’s amazing
how much you resemble a woman I saw in
Palermo, and in Naples, and in Genova.
- How remarkable! But you know the old saying:
we all have seven lookalikes in this world.
Then they proceeded to carry on the usual
conversation.
- Are you single?
- No, I’m a widow.

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