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March VII

The Cortina Light

A silver-laced rooster in a formal navy parade jacket with gold frogging stands under an alpine stadium tunnel arch, a small flag held at attention, the jagged peaks of the Dolomites framed in snow behind him.

He has carried heavier things. The flag, he has learned, is mostly about the angle of the elbow and the certainty in the face — the Dolomites visible behind him, large and patient and holding the light.

7 March 2026