12Despite the late hour, the celebrations are more alive than ever with music, dancing, wine, games and pranks. Echoes of the merriment make their way from the large loggia of the Villa to the hall where Amerigo and I are admiring the myriad of small flames from the hundreds of torches positioned around the beautiful gardens. To my eyes, they do not look very different from the pulsing light of the stars shining so brightly in the sky above, as though reflected in a watery mirror.
«I love the night, it is where my real life takes place. Only at night can I truly contemplate the firmament in which all beings are immersed, often without realizing it. The sky with its stars, travelling companions and brothers of our Mother Earth», comments my companion.
«You must have a few hours of sleep t
