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Again it was the poor confiding vine-dressers and tillers of the Vesuvian soil who suffered in this upheaval, for though the loss of life was very slight indeed, yet numerous houses, fields and vineyards were totally destroyed and many more were injured. Truly it is a maxim well proven by time:—Napoli fa gli peccati, e Torre gli paga.
As usual, the old cynical proverb was once more justified:—Napoli fa gli peccati, e la Torre gli paga, for of course poor Torre del Greco was grievously affected by the lava streams.
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