Robin Yong, The Gondolier's Song (PEOPLE 2021)

"The gondolier is a picturesque rascal for all he wears no satin harness, no plumed bonnet, no silken tights. His attitude is stately; he is lithe and supple; all his movements are full of grace. When his long canoe, and his fine figure, towering from its high perch on the stern, are cut against the evening sky, they make a picture that is very novel and striking to a foreign eye." Mark Twain, The Innocents Abroad, 1869... What a perfect description of my friend Fillipo...

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