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VEN01 - 20030109 - VENICE, ITALY - A Venitian gondolier tries to clean the snow from his whitened gondola, 09 January 2003 in Venice, after snow fell heavily during the night. Italy found itself today in the grips of bitter cold snap and snow fell in many areas while the south was battered by heavy rains and high winds . EPA PHOTO ANSA/ANDREA MEROLA