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“Get the plane out of hock?”

“With the price of fuel? We wouldn’t get far I vote we start with a cheap hotel for the night and regroup in the ”

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FINDING A CHEAP HOTEL without a valid credit card turned out to be harder than they thought

Reia She did say she had friends in the B and B business”

“It’s just afterphone”

Remi smiled “This is Italy Pick any tourist attraction, and someone will have a cell phone”

Sam checked the map on the dash, made a left turn About six minutes later, the lit arches of the Colosseuainst the black sky He parked just up the road, and the talked down the hill Even this late, the street in front of the a their cell phones as cameras

The first few attempts to borrow a phone were met with suspicious stares, even more so when Sam offered money

Remi surveyed the crowd “Wait here a sec” She crossed the cobblestone street to a group of youngselfies with the Colosseuround

The second she approached, the four , their attention on Re the handed to her Five minutes later, she returned with an address on a scrap of paper “We’re in luck! One of Georgia’s B and B friends has an apartladly take cash, and it’s open for the next two days”

The location wasn’t near the fountain, it was directly adjacent to it, as well as the Trevi Plaza, which was still filled with dozens upon dozens of tourists enjoying the teht air

Marco Verzino hts of stairs to the topmost corner apartment, where he unlocked the door for the the floor-to-ceiling s, one of which overlooked the Trevi Fountain, bringing in the cooler air, the rush of the water below, and the drone of voices fro in the square A cheer erupted in the crowd When Sa in front of the fountain’s pool as those surrounding them clapped

Re, “Is it always this crowded?”