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Our "Tentatives d'Epuisement des Lieux Parisiens"
Jenny à la Perec.
8 janvier 2004 An old lady and a young lady walk by... the old lady has black, thickly rimmed glasses on with lenses that magnify her eyes.. Cars are honking at each other... no accidents, however... just road rage, I suppose. The view of the Seine and Eiffel Tower, framed by another bridge in the near distance is quite picturesque... hmm, very French... makes me imagine that I'm hearing the twinkling tune of an accordion carried on wisps of wind, swirling magically towards me... 3 seagulls fly overhead... 2 pigeons waddle around, pecking the ground randomly? There's nothing to eat on the ground as far as I can see... stupid birds... well, what do I know? A large, wide, white boat approaches and leaves a foamy trail of bubbles as it slides under and past the bridge. Must note the cars: a grey Renault speeds by... oh look, a BLUE Renault... hey, there's a black Citroen! Wow! A family of tourists go by. They're from Brazil (I took a picture for them, that's how I know. We spoke, you see) A German couple walk by and ask for a picture.
A seagull squawks, but it's drowned out instantly by the humming and buzzing
of the passing cars. A young man on roller-blades skates across the bridge. His skates have no brakes... I wonder how he'll stop when he gets to the end of the bridge and must cross the road... may a green light be waiting for you, sir! Two men go by. One is holding a professional-looking camera... the kind with a long lens and extra contraptions hanging off it.
An old lady with a blue coat ambles by. Her hair is white and curly (wavy),
she is without glasses, her shoes are black, and she is wearing some sort
of dress with grey panty hose. She's carrying a plastic bag with food? A
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