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It is impossible to live your life in isolation, cut off from your neighbours. You can escape your mother and father, leave your wife or husband, tell your friends not to call you anymore, disown your child, bid your acquaintances hasta la vista, but one thing is for sure – you cannot escape your neighbours.

He is not sure whether he is more appalled by his own predictability or the fact that others know him so well.

“There you are!”, nonna Sylvia screeches as they both emerge to collect the morning papers.

“No, it’s not me. I’ll tell him to call you.”

“Don’t play stupid, Peppi, better come and look at my computer, it’s been squeaking for a week now. I turn it off and on again, it stays silent for approximately an hour, but then it starts again. We can make pancakes after! Make use of me, I am in the mood today.”

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