Chapter 35

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Daleko m’ê moj Split
Croatian: Split, my home, is far away. An aria from the operetta Mala Floramye by Ivo Tijardović.

a black Moor’s head in a fancy white turban
The Morčić, a talisman associated with the city of Rijeka, perhaps originating during the wars against the Ottomans. Earrings depicting the Morčić were worn, particularly fishermen, for good luck and protection.