Good Lord, the process of taming the world can be so depressing. It is not enough that wood faeries, nymphs and the forlorn creations of our fears are progressively banished century by century. The irrepressible desire to order, to classify and to tame is spreading everywhere. Not even Rome’s Trevi Fountain is safe.

For several centuries, tourists to Rome have been tossing coins into the fountain. Folklore rewards them with the fulfillment of a wish.

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