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Chapter 29

           Idonotknowifmysisterfullyrecognizesthatthisisgrace.

           WewalkoutofSt.Susanna,andshesays,"DoyouknowwhythepopesneededcityplanningintheMiddleAges?BecausebasicallyyouhadtwomillionCatholicpilgrimsayearcomingfromallovertheWesternWorldtomakethatwalkfromtheVaticantoSt.JohnLateran-sometimesontheirknees-andyouhadtohaveamenitiesforthosepeople."

           Mysister’sfaithisinlearning.HersacredtextistheOxfordEnglishDictionary.Asshebowsherheadinstudy,fingersspeedingacrossthepages,sheiswithherGod.Iseemysisterinprayeragainlaterthatsameday-whenshedropstoherkneesinthemiddleoftheRomanForum,clearsawaysomelitteroffthefaceofthesoil(asthougherasingablackboard),thentakesupasmallstoneanddrawsformeinthedirtablueprintofaclassicRomanesquebasilica.Shepointsfromherdrawingtotheruinbeforeher,leadingmetounderstand(evenvisuallychallengedmecanunderstand!)whatthatbuildingoncemusthavelookedlikeeighteencenturiesearlier.Shesketcheswithherfingerintheemptyairthemissingarches,thenave,thewindowslonggone.LikeHaroldwithhisPurpleCrayon,shefillsintheabsentcosmoswithherimaginationandmakeswholetheruined.

           InItalianthereisaseldom-usedtensecalledthepassatoremoto,theremotepast.Youusethistensewhenyouarediscussingthingsinthefar,fardistantpast,thingsthathappenedsolongagotheyhavenopersonalimpactwhatsoeveronyouanymore-forexample,ancienthistory

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