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Ultimo viene il corvo (The Crow Comes Last), a collection of stories based on his wartime experiences, was published to acclaim in 1949.

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Ultimo viene il corvo (The Crow Comes Last), a collection of stories based on his wartime experiences, was published to acclaim in 1949.

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Likewise, Romanian broascã "frog" and cioarã "crow" bear no resemblance to Standard Italian words for these creatures 'rana' and 'corvo' but when you look at some of the dialectal Italian words for these animals 'broscia','ciola' and 'ciora' the Romanian etymologies, once again, make more sense.

languagehat.com: ITALIAN DIALECTS. 2005

 As violence breaks out across the island, Catman and Jeannette are confronted by Smyth’s bodyguard, the woman in the linen skirt with the corvo knives, who addresses them and reveals that she, herself, was an Amazon warrior.

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