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there, the red tails prosper there. Adonai passes on his char-
iot with its twelve wheels of thunder and lightning; Silenus
makes his entry there on his ass. For Silenus read Rampon-
neau.
Paris is the synonym of Cosmos, Paris is Athens, Sybaris,
Jerusalem, Pantin. All civilizations are there in an abridged
form, all barbarisms also. Paris would greatly regret it if it
had not a guillotine.
A little of the Place de Greve is a good thing. What would
all that eternal festival be without this seasoning? Our laws
are wisely provided, and thanks to them, this blade drips on
this Shrove Tuesday.

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