... Rome has also decayed, and it is appropriate that Daisy's own decay and final demise takes place in this city. The story starts in the high, cold altitudes of the Swiss Alps, a place of strength and permanence that nature rules and changes slowly; when the setting moves to the decaying seat of western civilization, Daisy's decay is hurried forward. As a tourist ... ...

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