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"It is a relic, Pietro," his friend laughed, clapping him on the shoulder. "Why study the laws of an emperor who has been dead for eight centuries? The Roman Empire is dust. We live in a world of feudal lords, local customs, and church canons. Justinian’s law is a corpse. Let it rest."

This moment, centuries ago, was the birth of the phenomenon that the great Mexican jurist would later call La Segunda Vida —The Second Life. "It is a relic, Pietro," his friend laughed,