Entry 23 · Book chapter 24
October 23 1943
A false tip about mass delayed-action mines triggers a chaotic mass evacuation of Naples, including hospital patients and the bedridden.
Reflections
Naples seen from above — un-European, oriental
Awaiting a rumoured mass mine detonation from the heights of the Vomero, Lewis is struck, seeing the city whole for the first time, by how un-European and almost oriental Naples appears from a distance.
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