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a_o little_a valley_n on_o the_o north_n side_n of_o lucerna_fw-la as_o also_o rorata_fw-la and_o vallon_n which_o be_v on_o the_o south_n side_n of_o lucerna_fw-la whole_o within_o the_o mountain_n so_o be_v also_o roccapiatta_n and_o pramol_n which_o be_v enclose_v between_o the_o valley_n of_o lucerna_fw-la and_o perosa_fw-la the_o communality_n of_o la_fw-fr torre_n take_v its_o name_n from_o a_o high_a tower_n which_o stand_v upon_o a_o little_a hill_n near_o bourg_n but_o francis_n the_o first_o king_n of_o france_n consider_v how_o prejudicial_a it_o may_v be_v to_o the_o affair_n and_o interest_n of_o france_n and_o the_o safety_n of_o pignorole_n he_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v demolish_v but_o the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n rebuilt_a it_o anno_fw-la 1652._o which_o afterward_o serve_v as_o a_o slaughter-house_n of_o many_o poor_a innocent_a soul_n bricheras_n which_o be_v join_v to_o the_o valley_n of_o lucerna_fw-la be_v on_o the_o east_n of_o angrognia_n and_o saint_n giovanni_n and_o on_o the_o south_n of_o roccapiatta_n almost_o all_o in_o the_o