hearsay from venétia
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Tra le calli e i canali della "Regina dell'Adriatico" si sono sparsi mormorii e sussurri su arcani segreti che da secoli avvolgono le notti enigmatiche di una seducente Venezia. Si bisbiglia di streghe e occultismo mentre la fragile pace stabilita con il prospero Impero Ottomano rischia di infrangersi a causa della rivalità tra le due potenze e alla incessante lotta per il dominio del Mediterraneo
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