Plaza de Meeus

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Nuestro apartamento, junto a otros cuatro, ocupaba la tercera planta de un edificio al lado de la plaza de Meeûs. Una “B”, construida con metal dorado, adornaba la parte superior de la puerta de entrada. El piso era muy pequeño, unos cincuenta metros cuadrados, pero servía perfectamente para lo que necesitábamos entonces. El contenido de nuestras maletas apenas ocupaba la mitad de los cajones del dormitorio. Los armarios de la cocina contenían utensilios viejos, cargados con el tono grisáceo de un uso demasiado continuado. Carlota se negó a comer con ellos y compramos platos y cubiertos por unidades en una tienda de la “Chausée de Ixelles”. Tampoco quiso dormir con el edredón y las almohadas que nos proporcionó el casero, ni secarse con las toallas del baño.

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Zoe at the Station

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Zoe was standing in front of the full size mirror in the hall downstairs, putting on lipstick while thinking of the list she had written down the other morning.

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Urban Library Imaginations – Zoldan

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People say I am crazy, but I don’t care. They say I can’t hold it together, because I imagine things that are not real. But honestly, I am homeless and, you know, people then think you are crazy anyway. What is worse? To be out begging on the streets just like this or to be out begging and thinking you are the lord of a big country house with a garden full of tomatoes and peppers like my grandfather used to serve for Sunday salad. There is no big difference, right?

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The Myth of the how the Earth got hot

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There was no fixed time for storytelling in the evenings, only one inflexible condition: everyone who was able to come needed to be present before any story could begin. The first to appear following the after-meal rest would sit quietly in a circle on their stool or chair, while the remainder joined them, as and when they could. That particular evening the group had waited patiently for BrBr to arrive. A flushed look remained on her face, which she could barely manage to hide, and discretely took her place amongst her fellows.

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Just Below the Surface – Part II

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The “World room” was still quiet and warm. Through its triangular window, you could see ghostly white flashes lightening up the sky.

  • Nils peered through it. “I can’t see very clearly but there doesn’t seem to be any car out there, want to see for yourself?
  • She slipped in and pushed her forehead against the glass: “Nope, not a soul.

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