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[thetapehiss]

sleet slouches down the side of the trolley, over an ad for a support hotline. the woman pictured, already painted morose, cries saltless tears that well up where the poster is torn. there is a parade today that wasn't canceled--the weather couldn't scare anyone off--and a blanket of umbrellas deflects one man's wetness onto another man's

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[anonymous]

"sounds that flex no muscle"

your snapshots of images go best with a cigarette. i know americans hate smoking, but i'm in paris -- and it works here.

[thetapehiss]

not all americans hate smoking. and in fact, i remember smoking multiple trying to figure out how to finish this one. funny, i have the premise that parisians love smoking, but there must be at least a few that don't, yeah?

[anonymous]

There's a new post of yours i have to read. but I'm saving it for after exams. I hope it's a treat.

I've met one or two parisians who dislike smoking/smokers/smoke...but not too many. Definitely a different culture here for those that smoke, that's for sure.

[thetapehiss]

another reason why moving to paris would be very fun and very bad for me. also, i don't know french.