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Wed 06 Jun 2004Recovery was in sight.FIAT HEAT: You could almost whistle the operatic theme tune. Set amid the rolling hills of northern Italy, it's a story of power, pomp, money, massive egos and internecine rivalry. It has a cast of thousands but at its heart is a dynasty struggling to hold on amid an orgy of bloodletting by its lieutenants.First we have the apparent sibling rivalry between the suave, jet-setting playboy, Giovanni Agnelli, and his younger, more retiring law graduate brother, Umberto. Giovanni took the front seat at Fiat, while Umberto, despite major roles in the company and several suggestions that he was promised the chairmanship, remained in his elder brother's shadow.