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Venite da me tutti voi che lavorate sotto un pesante giogo; io vi darò riposo.

[ no one will ever know how long it took her to type that.

the video clicks on after the message. vanozza set aside the red silks for today in favor of a simple apricot gown.

a show of humility is becoming with her topic. when she addresses the network, her smile is quiet and kind. ]

Idleness is a dreadful labor it is said, but rest is blessed. I have set aside a room to serve as a chapel. A place for peace and meditation. [ there are some simple directions here. ] I would be grateful for any assistance you, kind listener, may provide and would be glad for company besides. Those not of the Catholic faith are welcome as well. We are all but children in the eyes of the Lord; now is a time for togetherness.

[ the walls and floor have been washed and a few chairs appropriated from elsewhere. several pillows from the unoccupied rooms now sit on the floor for use of the supplicant. vanozza sacrificed one of her gowns to create a runner for the table upon which to set a cross. two unlit candles sit before it. the room is sparse, but clean and, as promised, peaceful. ]

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Uh--one guy, Cesare. Said he was from Rome, too.

Is he pleasant?

Maybe a little weird and it's hard to understand what the hell he's talking about, but he's pleasant enough.

[ she laughs. ]

What did he say that proved so difficult?

Everything? He might as well have been speaking Italian or whatever, because it's like he was talking about three things at once. All the time.

[She's only spoken to him a few times, but it was her first encounter with someone from that far back. He made an impression!]

He might have been. He was always like that, even as a child.

... you... knew him as a child?

[Uh oh.]

I should. I am his mother.

You're his--

[Is this what feeling mortified feels like? Because Ellie can't stop herself from covering her face with her hands, even though no one can see her.]

Hey! You tricked me!

Did I? [ she would never except she totally did ] I must ask your forgiveness then.

Pretty sneaky for a woman posting stuff from the Bible.

[... Ellie might have done the same, if she was given the opportunity.]

Didn't think anyone would get their parents here.

You will find the Bible is full of such trickery. Some are very clever.

Who looks after you? [ and then joel showed up. ]

The guy that's not your son that's barging in on this conversation.

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You should learn to listen better.

[ DON'T MAKE HIM LOOK BAD IN FRONT OF HIS MOM, PLS. ]

And maybe you shouldn't listen so much. Rude.

I listen with my mother's approval.

Your mom makes more sense than you do, you know.

Of course. She is kinder. She tolerates your inability to listen.

Children.

[ This is Cesare throwing his hands in the air. ]

He started it.

[ To his credit, he doesn't respond, just seethes. One day... Ellie... one day... ]

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Ellie.

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Took the words right outta my mouth.

[ not his daughter from what ellie said. ]

Your ward?

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