She started by saying: “My dear lilttle friends, what difficult journey led you here? Even you have in your hearts such a great desire that compels you to face hard wanderings in your fragile years? My name is Laura, I’ve been living here for five centuries; my longing was and is to stay in these halls; these halls that have such a deep importance to me. Because of the strength with which I anchored my existence to a desire, I became- for others’ will- The Lady of the Desires. The person who will succeed in reaching me and who possesses a pure hearth, can hope to achieve all that he aspires at. My powers are not always enough. Do you see all these strange creatures?: they want to fly and I- for the moment – could only give them their beak.” Saying that, she lowered her eyes a little bit, sadly, then she continued: “Tell me about you! What destiny led you here?”
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Alberto Gambale
