The church bells chime noon in the Val Badia, and Michil Costa sits outside his hotel in his home village of Corvara, studying a tattered road map through a cloud of cigar smoke.
He displayed the only things he still owns: an axe, a wire for trapping wild animals, a tattered green gym bag, a cooking pot, and a wicker basket.
Thirty-four years later and thousands of miles west, Abdulrahman Zeitoun was in bed on a Friday morning, slowly leaving the moonless Jableh night, a tattered memory of it caught in a morning dream.
With his clothes cut to shreds, Tom looked like someone washed up on shore after a shipwreck, tattered and clinging to a single plank.
Both sides agree that the veterans group had permission to take down a tattered American flag at the vacant New Rochelle Armory and replace it with a new one.
It exited the U.S. market about two decades ago with a tattered quality reputation.
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My dictionary was now a tattered, sorry mess, its spine broken, its coffee-stained leaves creased and torn.
Out the window, at eye level, the Coast Range is still hung with a tattered lace of snow in late July.
While booksellers say they are glad to have new titles from two fan favorites, Ms. Langer at the Tattered Cover sounded a wistful note over the timing.
My first stop was the Goodwill store, where I replaced my tattered rags with a clean and minimally decent brown suit, unironed shirt, overcoat, wool socks, and a pair of brogues that were no better fitting than my wingtips but more appropriate to the season.
The Priaulx Library in St Peter Port keeps a few tattered Alberts among its collection.
Just beyond his tattered wood desk, a vintage Miami cruiser hangs from one of his patent-pending pedal hooks - the perfectly rusted patina on the low-riding frame is the closest thing to art on the walls.
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After casting his vote on Saturday, Saakashvili said the election was not about restoring his tattered democratic credentials but about getting a mandate to continue his policies.
Myroadrage.com, though, is chock-full of reports and proves to be a much-needed salve to my tattered nerves.
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The more significant aspect of Azharuddin coming out of his isolation with an mud-slinging interview is the decision to move court, which alone can give him a clean chit and help salvage his tattered reputation.
Perhaps a few incremental adjustments are made, mending the tattered fabric of the business model, but rarely rethinking it or replacing it completely.
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Felsen, his dealer, wasn't sure how collectors would react when he splayed blankets across her gallery floor and arrayed tattered animals around them in formal groupings, like they were attending a picnic without people.
It was a chance to recover from his years of financial troubles and redeem his tattered personal life.
She encouraged people to make their own home-made silver ribbons and she even put some in her online store, promising to put any profits toward buying a new Traveling Red Dress since her earlier one was still traveling and tattered from wear.
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