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Room 1805

He tapped the key against the lock, and the couple, still in their respective grasp, leaned on the door and fell into room 1805.

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Taormina

“The plume is thicker today,” he said.

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I shouldered my backpack, picked up my roller, and carefully eased down the three uneven steps into the taberna.

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As I drove through the gate into the resort community that’s when I first saw them.