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Zi Peppe Pileri watered the mule at the trough in the square and sat down in the shade of the large poplar tree. He still had the other half of the cheese and had also brought with him a piece of bread and some olives. He ate only the bread and two olives and quickly finished his frugal meal.
As he was about to head towards the animal, a voice called out to him.
“Peppe Pileri, a glass of wine would be good for us now, wouldn’t it?”
Zi Peppe, blinded by the midday sun, found it hard to see who was calling him, although he guessed that the words were coming from Don2 Giardinieri’s small shop. He walked towards the shop, and, as soon as the wall blocked the sun, he was surprised to discover that it was Zi Calogero Tocco calling him, who had been with him in the Karst and had returned together at the end of the war. They embraced each other warmly. They had not seen each other for months.
“Are you still alive, Calogero Tocco?”
“My friend, if the good Lord didn’t take us to the Karst, I don’t think He wants us anymore!”