Thus the clock on my mobile phone a few seconds ago. I checked the time when I woke up, and it was the year when two merchants from the Venetian lagoon brought by stealth the relics of St. Mark the Evangelist from Alexandria in Egypt. According to legend, one was called Rustico from Torcello and another Bon from Malamocco, two lagoon islands. The glory of the city-state hinges on the relics. My beloved was still asleep next to me, but I had to get up and celebrate the glorious year of my waking. And what better way to celebrate it but to write it down for posterity.