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My parents
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I first arrived in Venice b y train. My parents and I had driven from Milan, but they had very thoughtfully left the car at Mestre, because they knew how vital first impressions were. That afternoon my father undertook to show me Ven ice. The thing to remember, he told me, was that however , its churches and palaces, the greatest miracle was the city itself, by sea and marsh. You might ask why anyone in their right mind would build a settlement in so uninviting a location. In fact, the reason was fear. In the days of , Venice did not exist; but then, in the fifth and sixth centuries, the Barbarians swept into Italy, and the panic-stricken of the great mainland cities fled to the lagoon. And the lagoon continued to protect Venice throughout her history, separating her from the perpetually feuding cities of the mainland. Today, more than ever, we have cause for : it is thanks only to the lagoon that Venice has been spared the motor car.
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