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Six places where the map of Italy stopped agreeing with itself
Field noteWhat happens when a government orders a town to stop existing
Field noteThe eruption of 79 is still producing new information, almost every month
Field noteA plough, a fishing net, a road widening, a wall that needed underpinning
Field noteVolcanoes, glaciers and a caldera with half a million people living inside it
Field noteDress codes, entry fees, tourist taxes and a bridge waiting on an accounting court
Field noteA quarry working since 1387, a forest owned collectively since 1111, a mountain road cut by hand in nine months
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