This problem was solved when I discovered the Machiavelli egg from Le Marche is imported to London.

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They also found rat droppings and holes which the rats used to come into Le Marche Francais from outside.

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The performance of the authorities following the last big earthquake, in Umbria and Le Marche 12 years ago, is encouraging.

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Pierre Pelletier, 45, was in court after safety inspectors found a dead, decaying rat close to food in Le Marche Francais in West Maitland Street.

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First you pick a specific tree from one of over a dozen olive groves scattered across the eastern coast of central Italy, in the Le Marche and Abruzzo regions.

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Olive Ascolana is a culinary signature of Le Marche.

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