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More “goodbyes” than “hellos” have been spoken on
thresholds of the town for years now. What does a
sudden fervour of young blood bring to these
ancient hills?

The following pages contain words from six
countries, formed of many tongues and fed on
Bergolo grapes.Our aims concerned sensitives and
the movement of poetry. Living together under a
common roof,satisfying common appetites required
little negotiations, only possible in such a mixing of
Nations. A bricolage of emotions.We are a network
Nation, a generation who grew up with a Web of

connections that began to fern across the globe in
the 90s and Noughties. This Webbed reach
deepened during our childhoods, until we find
ourselves with a sudden plethora of profiles
proceeding us. Facebook accounts and smart phone
numbers: these would have stunned the strangers
that our parents met on similar retreats. Bergolo 2.0.
Within such interconnection, it is too easy to feel that
such a coming together of people could be
replicated. We all (now) share contact with each
other - “let’s meet for an anniversary!”.

But,

But,

the ephemerality of our group is as stark as it has
ever been. We are just as capable of fading as the

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