On a radiant midsummer morning in Palermo, the ancient bells of the Cathedral of Palermo began to chime, their triumphant peals carrying across the terracotta rooftops to the azure sea. The grand piazza outside was filled with ten thousand cheering Sicilian citizens. Two hundred white doves fluttered into the cloudless blue sky, and a carpet of fresh white rose petals stretched from the cathedral steps to the royal carriage. Inside…
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