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Chapter 1
In the stillness and silence of the night the side door of a little church was opened and then closed with a little creaking. A figure, slightly bent under a heavy weight, drew near the altar. Stopping in front of it he laid down his burden and, after having freed it from the plastic bag which wrapped it up, he set it with familiar and steady gestures. Then, crossing himself, the man exited from the church unseen.
The sun had just risen when a priest entered the church to get ready for the morning mass. Nearing the altar he saw a dark shape on the floor. The man took some step towards what appeared being the body of a man in a prone position with his legs joined and his arms open as if he was on a cross.
"Son" The priest called the man but he didn't obtain any answer. The priest circled around the man and crouched near him to see his face and draw his attention. But when the priest's intense gaze met the battered and deformed face of the man and his wide lifeless eyes, the clergyman fell over backwards covering his mouth with a trembling hand. A reflection drew his attention. He advanced on his hands and knees towards the corpse and opened delicately the right hand. An object rolled silently from it. The priest put on his glasses and focused on the object. It was an hourglass.