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One of the most popular sayings in modern speech, in Venice. One of those that transcends age, universally understood and used in the lagoon, and also outside the Venetian lagoon.Less immediate and often completely alien, however, to those who do not gravitate around the lagoon.It is an incitement, an incentive and at the same time it can be a benevolent and comforting pat on the back.It means in fact 'to hold on', 'to go on' despite the problems and is often used as a moral support in difficult situations, towards each other: 'Duri i banchi vecio!'. Other times it is also used more simply to

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