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  • [Sidenote: The Col di Lana an important position.] "It's the Col di Lana," was the reply; "the mountain Colonel 'Peppino'

    World's War Events, Vol. II 1902

  • After all, they had already murdered thousands of "inconvenient" citizens, had even shot dead a priest, Don Peppino Giuseppe Diana in his own church -- and gotten away with it.

    E. Nina Rothe: The Face of Courage: An Exclusive Interview With Roberto Saviano -- Part Two E. Nina Rothe 2012

  • He continues, "When Don Peppino was killed, within 24 hours the Camorra circulated rumors that he had been killed as a result of his affairs with women, and that he was storing guns."

    E. Nina Rothe: The Face of Courage: An Exclusive Interview With Roberto Saviano -- Part Two E. Nina Rothe 2012

  • The movie covers some 50 or 60 years, from the late 1920s until the 1980s, in the lives of three generations of a peasant family: the spirited shepherd Ciccio, his son Peppino who becomes a Communist party stalwart and his grandson Pietro.

    Baaria 2010

  • I was thinking, this crazy world is falling apart, but me and Peppino are doing A-okay.

    Their Dogs Came With Them Helena María Viramontes 2007

  • For years, things in this city had been getting out of hand, falling apart, and he hoped Peppino would be finished with his peeing business soon and they could head for the safety of home.

    Their Dogs Came With Them Helena María Viramontes 2007

  • Trembling, he pushed the creaking door open and Peppino rushed in.

    Their Dogs Came With Them Helena María Viramontes 2007

  • At the entrance of the beach path, Peppino raised a hind leg on the torn Coppertone billboard, and then scratched his ear, jostling his little top hat.

    Their Dogs Came With Them Helena María Viramontes 2007

  • The wet sand inside his shoes irritated the old man, and he resented Peppino.

    Their Dogs Came With Them Helena María Viramontes 2007

  • His finger dug under his fedora and scratched as Peppino began to whine at the hail spearing the booth above him.

    Their Dogs Came With Them Helena María Viramontes 2007

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