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201 | At 1954-05-15 18:42:55, in Street/School,
Background:
None
Mind:
I thought of how, on one side, the underground balloon kept expanding, pressing against the house's foundation, and the cellar where the two dolls had fallen.
Action: None
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
202 | At 1954-05-15 18:43:00, in Street/School,
Background:
None
Mind:
I thought I imagined another balloon pressing down from above—that was Don Achille, who lived on the fifth floor, and he had stolen our doll.
Action: None
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
203 | At 1954-05-15 18:43:05, in Street/School,
Background:
None
Mind:
I thought that in my imagination, the two balloons seemed to be caught by iron bars, a fence that crossed diagonally through the house, the street, the countryside, Mercato, and the railway tracks, squeezing everything from above and below.
Action: None
D... | |
204 | At 1954-05-15 18:43:10, in Street/School,
Background:
None
Mind:
I thought about myself, the people and things I encountered every day, all of us trapped together behind iron bars.
Action: None
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
205 | At 1954-05-15 18:43:15, in Street/School,
Background:
None
Mind:
I thought as if everything around me was pressing in, getting tighter and tighter, and I was going to be squeezed into a pile of disgusting mush.
Action: None
Dialogue: None
Environment: I saw something that made my mouth feel bitter, and I've been feelin... | |
206 | At 1954-05-15 18:43:20, in Home,
Background:
I knew this illness was stubborn and might last for several years, right up until adolescence.
Mind:
None
Action: None
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
207 | At 1954-05-15 18:43:25, in Street,
Background:
I knew that when I first got sick, to my surprise, it was the first time in my life that someone confessed their love to me.
Mind:
None
Action: None
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
208 | At 1954-05-15 18:43:30, in Street,
Background:
I knew I hadn't yet gone upstairs to see Don Achille, and I was still reeling from the pain of losing Tina.
Mind:
None
Action: None
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
209 | At 1954-05-15 18:43:35, in Street,
Background:
None
Mind:
None
Action: I saw myself reluctantly going out to buy bread for the house, sent by my mother.
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
210 | At 1954-05-15 18:43:40, in Street,
Background:
None
Mind:
I thought about how scared I was of losing my change.
Action: I saw that I was walking home, clutching the change tightly in my hand.
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
211 | At 1954-05-15 18:43:45, in Street,
Background:
None
Mind:
None
Action: I saw myself walking with my head down, my chin resting on my chest, and I noticed Nino, Nino was following me with his brother.
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
212 | At 1954-05-15 18:43:50, in Street,
Background:
I know that in the summer, Nino's mother Lidia always made him go out with Pinocchio.
Mind:
None
Action: None
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
213 | At 1954-05-15 18:43:55, in Street,
Background:
None
Mind:
None
Action: I saw Nino catch up with me in an instant, but instead of overtaking me, he blocked my way.
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
214 | At 1954-05-15 18:44:00, in Street,
Background:
None
Mind:
None
Action: I saw him push me against the wall, his free hand blocking in front of me so I couldn't run away, while the other hand pulled my younger brother.
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
215 | At 1954-05-15 18:44:05, in Street,
Background:
None
Mind:
None
Action: I saw his younger brother silently watching his feat, and Nino, out of breath, said something in a language I couldn't understand.
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
216 | At 1954-05-15 18:44:10, in Street,
Background:
None
Mind:
None
Action: None
Dialogue: None
Environment: I saw his face was pale, at first smiling, then turning serious, and finally smiling again.
| |
217 | At 1954-05-15 18:44:15, in Street,
Background:
None
Mind:
None
Action: I saw him speak to me in Italian, the way he had learned at school.
Dialogue: I heard, "When we grow up, I'll marry you."
Environment: None
| |
218 | At 1954-05-15 18:44:20, in Street,
Background:
None
Mind:
None
Action: None
Dialogue: I heard and then he asked me, whether I was willing to date him before that.
Environment: None
| |
219 | At 1954-05-15 18:44:25, in Street,
Background:
None
Mind:
None
Action: None
Dialogue: None
Environment: I saw him, he was a bit taller than me, very thin, with a long neck and slightly prominent ears. His hair was messy, his eyes were sharp and full of life, and his eyelashes were long.
| |
220 | At 1954-05-15 18:44:30, in Street,
Background:
None
Mind:
I thought about how he had overcome his shyness and gathered great courage to confess his feelings for me, which moved me deeply.
Action: None
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
221 | At 1954-05-15 18:44:35, in Street,
Background:
None
Mind:
I thought, although I also wanted to marry him.
Action: None
Dialogue: I heard myself say, "No, I can't."
Environment: None
| |
222 | At 1954-05-15 18:44:40, in Street,
Background:
None
Mind:
None
Action: I saw him staring in surprise, his mouth wide open. At that moment, Pinocchio pulled him, and he ran away.
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
223 | At 1954-05-15 18:44:45, in Street,
Background:
None
Mind:
I thought, even though I found him very handsome.
Action: I saw that from then on, every time I saw him, I would avoid him.
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
224 | At 1954-05-15 18:44:50, in Street,
Background:
None
Mind:
I thought about how many times.
Action: I would approach Pinochcia, his sister, just to be with them on the way home.
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
225 | At 1954-05-15 18:44:55, in Street,
Background:
None
Mind:
I thought it was obvious—he had chosen the wrong time to confess. He couldn't possibly know how confused I was.
Action: None
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
226 | At 1954-05-15 18:45:00, in Street,
Background:
None
Mind:
I thought about how Tina's disappearance had brought me so much pain, the courtyard, the building, and even Mergellina made me feel suffocated.
Action: None
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
227 | At 1954-05-15 18:45:05, in Street,
Background:
None
Mind:
I thought that I felt he was a bit timid.
Action: I saw him always watching me from a distance.
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
228 | At 1954-05-15 18:45:10, in Street,
Background:
None
Mind:
None
Action: I saw it for a while, and he began to avoid me.
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
229 | At 1954-05-15 18:45:15, in Street,
Background:
None
Mind:
I thought that for a while, he must have been worried that I would tell other girls about his confession to me, especially his sister.
Action: None
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
230 | At 1954-05-15 18:45:20, in School,
Background:
I know everyone knows that when Enzo confessed his feelings to Giyola Spagnuolo, she did exactly that, and Enzo was very angry when he found out.
Mind:
None
Action: None
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
231 | At 1954-05-15 18:45:25, in School,
Background:
I knew Enzo was arguing loudly with her downstairs at the school, calling her a liar and threatening to cut her up with a knife.
Mind:
None
Action: None
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
232 | At 1954-05-15 18:45:30, in Street,
Background:
None
Mind:
I thought I had also wanted to tell someone about this, but in the end, I didn't say anything to anyone.
Action: None
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
233 | At 1954-05-15 18:45:35, in Street,
Background:
I didn't tell her about it even after becoming friends with Lina.
Mind:
I thought that, slowly, I would also forget.
Action: None
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
234 | At 1954-05-15 18:45:40, in Courtyard,
Background:
I knew that that morning, the husband of the vegetable seller Aunt Sunta, Nicola, appeared in the courtyard.
Mind:
None
Action: I didn't remember the incident until some time had passed, when Nino's family moved away.
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
235 | At 1954-05-15 18:45:45, in Courtyard,
Background:
None
Mind:
None
Action: None
Dialogue: None
Environment: I saw the old broken horse cart they still used to sell vegetables in town.
| |
236 | At 1954-05-15 18:45:50, in Courtyard,
Background:
None
Mind:
None
Action: None
Dialogue: None
Environment: I saw Nicola's broad face, blue eyes, and hair just like his son Enzo's—golden.
| |
237 | At 1954-05-15 18:45:55, in Courtyard,
Background:
None
Mind:
None
Action: I saw Donato Nino, Nino, and Lidia carrying everything down, and Nicola placing each item on the cart.
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
238 | At 1954-05-15 18:46:00, in Courtyard,
Background:
None
Mind:
None
Action: I saw the women in the building, including my mother, all sticking their heads out the window to look.
Dialogue: None
Environment: I saw them hearing the sound of the carriage in the courtyard.
| |
239 | At 1954-05-15 18:46:05, in Yard,
Background:
None
Mind:
I thought everyone was very curious.
Action: I saw it, and I went to see it too.
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
240 | At 1954-05-15 18:46:10, in Courtyard,
Background:
None
Mind:
I thought that the National Railway Bureau had given Donato a new apartment near the National Square.
Action: None
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
241 | At 1954-05-15 18:46:15, in Courtyard,
Background:
None
Mind:
I thought, or as my mother put it, they moved to escape Melina's persecution, and it was most likely his wife who forced him to move.
Action: None
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
242 | At 1954-05-15 18:46:20, in Yard,
Background:
None
Mind:
I thought about how my mother always saw the worst in everything, and it made me feel disgusted.
Action: None
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
243 | At 1954-05-15 18:46:25, in Courtyard,
Background:
None
Mind:
I thought so, but later I quickly realized my mother was right. Her cross eye seemed born just to spy on the secrets of the neighborhood.
Action: None
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
244 | At 1954-05-15 18:46:30, in Courtyard,
Background:
None
Mind:
I wondered what Melina's reaction would be.
Action: None
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
245 | At 1954-05-15 18:46:35, in Courtyard,
Background:
None
Mind:
I heard someone say that Melina and Nino had a child who was later killed, but I don't know if it's true.
Action: None
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
246 | At 1954-05-15 18:46:40, in Yard,
Background:
None
Mind:
None
Action: I saw that, at that moment, all the women—big and small—were standing by the window.
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
247 | At 1954-05-15 18:46:45, in Courtyard,
Background:
None
Mind:
I thought maybe it was to say goodbye to this family, or perhaps to see the ugly, thin widow get angry.
Action: I saw Lina and her mother leaning out of the window.
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
248 | At 1954-05-15 18:46:50, in Yard,
Background:
None
Mind:
None
Action: I saw myself searching for Nino's gaze, but he seemed to be occupied with something else.
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
249 | At 1954-05-15 18:46:55, in Courtyard,
Background:
None
Mind:
I thought I felt extremely weak.
Action: None
Dialogue: None
Environment: I saw something that made everything around me start to distort.
| |
250 | At 1954-05-15 18:47:00, in Courtyard,
Background:
None
Mind:
I thought, he confessed to me probably because he knew he was leaving. Before he left, he wanted to tell me his feelings.
Action: None
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
251 | At 1954-05-15 18:47:05, in Courtyard,
Background:
None
Mind:
I thought about how guilty I felt, how painful it was to have once refused him.
Action: I saw him rushing back and forth, moving boxes filled with things.
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
252 | At 1954-05-15 18:47:10, in Courtyard,
Background:
None
Mind:
I thought that now he had flown away like a bird.
Action: None
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
253 | At 1954-05-15 18:47:15, in Courtyard,
Background:
None
Mind:
None
Action: I saw it all, and the line of people moving furniture and other odd items came to a stop.
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
254 | At 1954-05-15 18:47:20, in Courtyard,
Background:
None
Mind:
None
Action: I saw Nicola and Donato throw the rope up and secure the things on the cart.
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
255 | At 1954-05-15 18:47:25, in Courtyard,
Background:
None
Mind:
None
Action: I saw Lydia Nino come out, pushing a baby carriage with her young son inside.
Dialogue: None
Environment: I saw her, dressed in her festive clothes, wearing a blue straw hat on her head.
| |
256 | At 1954-05-15 18:47:30, in Courtyard,
Background:
None
Mind:
None
Action: I saw two older children following along: Pinocchia, about my age, and Clelia, who was six.
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
257 | At 1954-05-15 18:47:35, in Courtyard,
Background:
None
Mind:
None
Action: None
Dialogue: None
Environment: I saw that I suddenly heard the sound of something being thrown from the third floor, and almost at the same time, everyone heard Melina's scream.
| |
258 | At 1954-05-15 18:47:40, in Courtyard,
Background:
None
Mind:
None
Action: I saw Lina covering her ears with her hands.
Dialogue: None
Environment: I heard a heart-wrenching cry of pain.
| |
259 | At 1954-05-15 18:47:45, in Courtyard,
Background:
None
Mind:
None
Action: None
Dialogue: I heard her saying in a sorrowful voice, "Mom, don't do this! Mom!"
Environment: I saw this, and then I heard the sorrowful voice of Melina's daughter, Pinocchia.
| |
260 | At 1954-05-15 18:47:50, in Yard,
Background:
None
Mind:
None
Action: I saw that after a while, I also covered my ears.
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
261 | At 1954-05-15 18:47:55, in Courtyard,
Background:
None
Mind:
I thought, out of curiosity, to take my hand away from my ear to find out what was happening.
Action: I was watching when suddenly I saw something fly out of the window.
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
262 | At 1954-05-15 18:48:00, in Courtyard,
Background:
None
Mind:
I felt as if I had been hurt.
Action: I saw that Melina didn't say anything, but kept shouting continuously.
Dialogue: I heard "Ah! Ah! Ah!"
Environment: None
| |
263 | At 1954-05-15 18:48:05, in Courtyard,
Background:
None
Mind:
I thought they seemed to have flown out on their own.
Action: I saw her throwing things, but I couldn't see her arms or hands; I only saw the copper pot, cups, bottles, and plates flying out of the window.
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
264 | At 1954-05-15 18:48:10, in Courtyard,
Background:
None
Mind:
None
Action: I saw Lydia Nino walking quickly down the road, her back bent, holding the baby stroller, with several children following behind her.
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
265 | At 1954-05-15 18:48:15, in Courtyard,
Background:
None
Mind:
None
Action: I saw Donato climb onto the cart and lie on top of his things, while Nicola tightly held the horse's bridle.
Dialogue: None
Environment: I saw the horse's hooves restless and kicking.
| |
266 | At 1954-05-15 18:48:20, in Courtyard,
Background:
None
Mind:
None
Action: I saw the object thrown from upstairs hit the road, bounce up, and shatter into pieces at the horse's hooves.
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
267 | At 1954-05-15 18:48:25, in Courtyard,
Background:
None
Mind:
None
Action: I searched for Lina with my eyes, and saw a face that was different from usual.
Dialogue: None
Environment: I saw her face full of confusion.
| |
268 | At 1954-05-15 18:48:30, in Courtyard,
Background:
None
Mind:
I thought she must have felt me watching her.
Action: I saw her disappear quickly from the window.
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
269 | At 1954-05-15 18:48:35, in Courtyard,
Background:
None
Mind:
None
Action: I saw the carriage set off, moving along the wall.
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
270 | At 1954-05-15 18:48:40, in Courtyard,
Background:
None
Mind:
None
Action: I saw them leave without saying goodbye to anyone. Lydia and the four young children kept their heads down as they walked toward the iron gate.
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
271 | At 1954-05-15 18:48:45, in Yard,
Background:
None
Mind:
I thought he probably felt sorry that those fragile things had broken on the floor.
Action: I saw that Nino didn't seem to want to leave.
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
272 | At 1954-05-15 18:48:50, in Courtyard,
Background:
None
Mind:
None
Action: I saw it in the end — a dark figure flew out of the window, it was an ironing board, the kind made entirely of iron: the handle and the base were both made of iron.
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
273 | At 1954-05-15 18:48:55, in Courtyard,
Background:
I know that before I had truly lost Tina, I played with her using my mother's iron, pretending it was a boat in a storm.
Mind:
None
Action: None
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
274 | At 1954-05-15 18:49:00, in Yard,
Background:
None
Mind:
None
Action: I saw the iron that was thrown down, which was exactly the same as my mother's, and it flew out like a boat, point first.
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
275 | At 1954-05-15 18:49:05, in Courtyard,
Background:
None
Mind:
None
Action: I saw the iron fall with a thud just a few centimeters from Nino, making a hole in the floor.
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
276 | At 1954-05-15 18:49:10, in Yard,
Background:
None
Mind:
I thought of how close I came—how nearly I took his life.
Action: None
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
277 | At 1954-05-15 18:49:15, in Street,
Background:
I know that no boy has ever confessed his love to Lina, and she never said that she felt hurt because of it.
Mind:
None
Action: None
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
278 | At 1954-05-15 18:49:20, in Street,
Background:
I know that many boys have confessed their love to Giorgio Spagnuolo, and many have also confessed to me.
Mind:
None
Action: None
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
279 | At 1954-05-15 18:49:25, in Street,
Background:
I know no one likes Lina, first of all because she's as thin as a bamboo stick, dirty, and always has bruises on her body.
Mind:
None
Action: None
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
280 | At 1954-05-15 18:49:30, in Street,
Background:
I know this because she had a very sharp tongue, always giving people insulting nicknames and liked to show off her rich Italian vocabulary in front of the teacher.
Mind:
None
Action: None
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
281 | At 1954-05-15 18:49:35, in Street,
Background:
I know she always spoke to us in a vulgar dialect, filled with lots of swear words, which killed any budding love.
Mind:
None
Action: None
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
282 | At 1954-05-15 18:49:40, in Street,
Background:
I knew that only Enzo had shown her some attention; if it wasn't considered a declaration of love, it could at least be seen as an expression of admiration and respect.
Mind:
None
Action: None
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
283 | At 1954-05-15 18:49:45, in Street,
Background:
I know it was long after Enzo had broken Lina's head, before he confessed his love to Giggia Spagnuolo.
Mind:
None
Action: None
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
284 | At 1954-05-15 18:49:50, in Street,
Background:
None
Mind:
None
Action: I remember seeing it, when I was walking on the main road with Lina, and he caught up with us. Under my surprised gaze, he handed Lina a wreath of rowan blossom.
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
285 | At 1954-05-15 18:49:55, in Street,
Background:
None
Mind:
None
Action: None
Dialogue: I heard, "What's wrong?" "You can eat it..." "Raw?" "You can wait until it's cooked." "I don't want it." "Then just throw it away."
Environment: None
| |
286 | At 1954-05-15 18:50:00, in Street,
Background:
None
Mind:
None
Action: I saw Enzo finish speaking and then turn to go back to work, and Lina and I started laughing.
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
287 | At 1954-05-15 18:50:05, in Street,
Background:
I know we don't talk much, but whenever something happens, we always start by laughing.
Mind:
None
Action: None
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
288 | At 1954-05-15 18:50:10, in Street,
Background:
None
Mind:
None
Action: I saw myself speaking to her in an interested tone.
Dialogue: I heard, "Rowan berries, I like them..."
Environment: None
| |
289 | At 1954-05-15 18:50:15, in Street,
Background:
None
Mind:
I realized I was actually lying; I didn't like rowan berries at all.
Action: None
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
290 | At 1954-05-15 18:50:20, in Street,
Background:
None
Mind:
When the rowan berries were not yet ripe, I found the color, which was red with a hint of yellow, very tempting. In the sunlight, their fruits were dazzling.
Action: None
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
291 | At 1954-05-15 18:50:25, in Street,
Background:
None
Mind:
None
Action: None
Dialogue: None
Environment: When I see the butan fruits ripening slowly on the balcony, they turn brown and soft, like small rotten pears.
| |
292 | At 1954-05-15 18:50:30, in Street,
Background:
None
Mind:
I thought of the mouse flattened by a car on the road, and it took away my appetite completely.
Action: None
Dialogue: None
Environment: I saw that the pine was easy to remove, and inside was granular fruit flesh, which tasted good but looked mushy.
| |
293 | At 1954-05-15 18:50:35, in Street,
Background:
None
Mind:
I thought of saying that just to test Lina, I hoped she would pass over the rowan berries and say, "Take them!"
Action: None
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
294 | At 1954-05-15 18:50:40, in Street,
Background:
None
Mind:
I thought that if she could give me the things Enzo had given her, I would be even happier than if I had received something of her own.
Action: None
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
295 | At 1954-05-15 18:50:45, in Lina's window side,
Background:
None
Mind:
None
Action: I saw it, but she didn't give it to me. I still remember she took those rowan berries home and personally nailed a nail to the window.
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
296 | At 1954-05-15 18:50:50, in Lina's window side,
Background:
None
Mind:
I felt as if I had been betrayed.
Action: I saw her hang the rowan berries on it.
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
297 | At 1954-05-15 18:50:55, in School,
Background:
I knew Enzo hadn't sent Lina any other gifts.
Mind:
None
Action: None
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
298 | At 1954-05-15 18:51:00, in School,
Background:
I knew Girolama had made Enzo's proposal public, and after their argument, Enzo hardly ever showed up anymore.
Mind:
None
Action: None
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
| |
299 | At 1954-05-15 18:51:05, in School,
Background:
I knew that although he was very good at mental arithmetic, he didn't want to study, so the teacher didn't recommend him to take the entrance exam for middle school.
Mind:
I thought he didn't feel sorry at all, but instead felt happy.
Action: None
Dialogue: None
Environmen... | |
300 | At 1954-05-15 18:51:10, in School/Market,
Background:
I knew he had enrolled in a technical school, but in reality, he spent every day helping his parents with their work.
Mind:
None
Action: None
Dialogue: None
Environment: None
|
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