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THE PLATZ OF SCHLUDERNS 
askance, as were the engineers who came to 
build the first railroad in this primitive coun¬ 
try. Sidewalks, drainage systems and many 
other improvements are still considered 
inventions of the devil, and should they 
be welcomed, dire results are foretold. 
Tradition tells of a village which stood in 
the bosom of a wide and fertile valley. The 
VINTSCHGAU, TYROL 
inhabitants suddenly losing their respect for 
God, one day the water rose from the earth, 
spreading over the valley, and entirely in¬ 
undated the place forever. The bells of 
the accursed village fishermen still hear from 
the depths of the water on still summer 
evenings. 
Herbert C. IVise. 
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