Chapter 21

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The Elements The elements live in Rome, or rather, they always come back to her. Air loves to whistle around the mighty structure rebuilt by Hadrian but bearing the name of Agrippa, whose name is inscribed on its portico and with which he achieved immortality rather more easily than some of his fellow Roman statesmen. Roaring over the oculus of this Pantheon, designed to revere the gods of the planets and welcome the rain, Air jumps to the nooks and crannies of Piazza Navona, delighted that it has not changed in what to men are thousands of years and to Air is a mere flurry. After all, she needs nothing to survive, generating her own energy, which others sometimes harness. She much prefers to be referred to as Wind, fancying herself more active than the other elements give her credit for

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