Le métro

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Being lost in an unknown place is scary. Being lost in a place you ought to recognise is mortifying. There I stood, frightened amongst familiar faces, again with that feeling of déjà-vu. Where am I? I asked a stranger. Le métro de Paris, she replied. I recognised her voice. Oh, I muttered, am I far from the 17th arrondissement? You mean the place where you've lived for four years? I didn't quite know what to say, but yes, I suppose that was what I meant. I woke up, sweating.

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