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The Machja

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The Corsican interior, dominated by the dense, aromatic evergreen shrubland known as the Machja (Macchia in standard Italian: the Scrubland), has become the central pillar of the people's survival strategy. Rather than fighting superior maritime invaders on the vulnerable coasts, the population has developed a culture of 'Strategic Retreat' into the impenetrable granite mountains. This has created a society of highlanders who are masters of concealment and rapid movement through vertical terrain. This cultural adaptation has turned the island's geography into a living fortress for our culture, where the people can preserve their laws and customs indefinitely, safe from the naval reach of any invader.

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