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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,OCTAVE ,MIRBEAU 

,TAGS 3 OLD MAN1 MUNICIPAL SURVEYOR1 COLD HE>?1 OLD1 ROAD1 P]MIT1 MUNICIPAL1 SURVEYOR1 POOR1 H\SE4 

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,PHOTO BY ,GREG ,WOLF1,C,C ,B,Y ,LIC5SE ,TRANSLAT$ FROM ! ,FR5* BY ,ROB]T ,HELMS 

0,LE ,MUR0 FIR/ APPE>$ 9 ,L',E*O DE ,P>IS ON ,FEBRU>Y #b1 #ahid 

,OLD MAN ,RIVOLI HAD A WALL4  ,?IS WALL RAN ALONG A ROAD1 & IT WAS CRUMBL+ BADLY4  ,! RA9S & ! ROAD M5D]'S PICKAX HAD UND]M9$ ! BASE4  ,! /ONES1 HAV+ COME LOOSE1 H>DLY HELD TOGE!R ANY LONG]1 & CRACKS W]E OP5+ UP4  ,IT WAS BEAUTIFUL1 H[EV]1 HAV+ ! LOOK ( AN ANCI5T RU94  ,SOME IRISES CR[N$ ! TOP1 :ILE FIGWORTS1 MAID5HAIR1 & H\SELEEKS PU%$ !IR WAY ?R\< ! FISSURES4  ,SOME POPPIES1 TOO1 P>AD$ !IR FRAIL BODIES BETWE5 CRACKS 9 ! RUBBLE-/ONES4  ,BUT ,POP ,RIVOLI WAS NOT S5SITIVE TO ! POETRY ( HIS WALL1 &1 AFT] EXAM9+ IT AT L5G?1 & JIGGL+ SOME ( ITS LOOSE /ONES LIKE TEE? 9 ! JAWS ( A POOR MAN1 HE F9ALLY DECID$ TO REPAIR IT4 
,HE HAD NO NE$ ( A MASON BECAUSE HE HAD DONE EV]Y JOB UND] ! SUN DUR+ HIS LIFE4  ,HE KNEW H[ TO MIX UP ! MORT> JU/ AS HE KNEW H[ TO PLANE D[N A BO>D1 H>D5 A PIECE ( IRON1 & SQU>E A RAFT]4  ,BESIDES1 A MASON CO/S A LOT )\T NECESS>ILY GETT+ ! JOB DONE4  ,POP ,RIVOLI B\<T SOME LIME & MIX$ IT ) A LITTLE S& ON ! ROAD AT ! BASE ( ! WALL1 & GA!R$ SOME /ONES FROM 9SIDE HIS LITTLE Y>D4  ,HAV+ DONE ALL ?AT1 HE PUT HIMSELF TO WORK4   

,BUT H>DLY HAD HE1 ONE MORN+1 ?R[N A HALF-TR[EL ( MORT> TO FILL 9 ! FIR/ HOLE1 & W$G$ ! FIR/ /ONE 9TO PLACE1 :5 SUDD5LY HE HE>D A H>% VOICE CALL \T BEH9D HIM3 

0,HEY1 ,POP1 :AT >E Y\ DO+ !RE80 

,IT WAS ! MUNICIPAL SURVEYOR1 MAK+ HIS MORN+ R\NDS4  ,HE C>RI$ A GAME BAG ON HIS BACK1 CRAMM$ ) 9/RUM5TS ( GEOMETRY1 & 9 HIS >M HE HAD TWO LEVELS1 PA9T$ R$ & :ITE4 

0,AH-HA60 HE SAID AFT] HE PUT HIS ?+S D[N ON ! ROAD BANK1 0,A /RICT REGULATION1 & Y\'RE VIOLAT+ IT AGA94  ,& AT Y\R AGE6  ,LOOK H]E --:AT >E Y\ UP TO80 

,OLD MAN ,RIVOLI TURN$ >\ND & SAID1 0,WELL444 ,I'M FIX+ MY WALL --Y\ SEE H[ IT'S COM+ AP>T ALL OV]4440 

0,I SEE IT1 0 REPLI$ ! SURVEYOR1 0BUT DO Y\ HAVE A P]MIT80 

,! OLD MAN WAS AL>M$ & /OOD UP1 & N[ HE /OOD ) HIS H&S PLAC$ AGA9/ HIS /IFF BACK4  0,A P]MIT1 Y\ SAY8  ,DOESN'T MY [N WALL BELONG TO ME8  ,DO ,I NE$ A P]MIT TO DO AS ,I LIKE ) MY WALL --KNOCK IT D[N OR /RAI<T5 IT \T IF ,I FEEL LIKE IT80 

,DON'T GET WISE1 Y\ OLD RASCAL4  ,Y\ KN[ ! BOTTOM L9E40 0,/ILL10 ,RIVOLI P]SI/$ 1 0,IS ! WALL M9E --YES OR NO80 

0,! WALL IS Y\RS1 BUT IT'S ON A ROAD4  ,& Y\ DON'T HAVE ! RI<T TO REPAIR A WALL :I* IS Y\RS1 BUT IS ON A ROAD40 

0,BUT Y\ CAN PLA9LY SEE ?AT IT CAN H>DLY /& UP ANY MORE10 ! OLD MAN PO9T$ \T1 0& IF ,I DON'T FIX IT1 IT'LL FALL D[N LIKE A DEAD MAN40 0,?AT'S POSSIBLE1 BUT IT'S NO CONC]N ( M9E4  ,I'M WRIT+ Y\ A  
SUMMONS1 FIR/LY1  = REPAIR+ Y\R WALL )\T AU?ORIZATION4  ,SECONDLY1  = HAV+1 ALSO )\T AU?ORIZATION1 PLAC$ MAT]IALS ON A PUBLIC WAY4  ,IT'LL CO/ Y\ EXACTLY ONE FIFTY-ECU PIECE AS A F9E1 MY DE> ,POP ,RIVOLI4  ,HA6  ,?AT'LL TEA* Y\ TO USE IGNORANCE ( ! LAW AS AN EXCUSE60 

,OLD ,RIVOLI OP5$ HIS M\? WIDE1 TOO?LESS & BLACK AS A FURNACE4  ,HE WAS SO /UPEFI$ ?AT HE C\LD NOT UTT] A S+LE WORD4  ,HIS EYES SPUN >\ND 9 !IR SOCKETS LIKE LITTLE TOPS4  ,AFT] A M9UTE HE GROAN$ & TOOK HIS CAP (F ) A GE/URE ( DEEP DISC\RAGEM5T4 

0,FIFTY ECUS60  HE BLURT$ \T1  0,LORD ,JESUS1 IS IT POSSIBLE80 

,! MUNICIPAL SURVEYOR CONT9U$3  0,& ?AT'S NOT ALL4  ,Y\ MU/ REPAIR Y\R WALL40 

0,NO1 NO4  ,I WON'T REPAIR IT40  ! OLD MAN REPLI$1 0,IT'S NOT WOR? ! FIFTY ECUS4  ,I'LL DO AS ,I'M SUPPOS$ TO40 

0,Y\ MU/ FIX Y\R WALL10 ! FUNCTION>Y P]SI/$1 0BECAUSE IT'S 9 A DANG]\S /ATE ( DISREPAIR1 & IT'LL DAMAGE ! ROAD :5 IT FALLS4  ,& REMEMB] ?IS WELL3 IF Y\R WALL COMES D[N1 ,I WILL WRITE Y\ A NEW SUMMONS1 & !N Y\'LL NE$ EXACTLY ONE HUNDR$ ECUS TO PAY ! F9E40 ,POP ,RIVOLI />T$ TO PANIC4  0,A HUNDR$ ECUS6  ,DAMN6  ,:AT IS ?IS WORLD COM+ TO80 

0,BUT FIR/1 LI/5 UP3 GO & ASK1 ON A /AMP$ DOCUM5T ?AT CO/S TWELVE S\S1 = A P]MIT FROM ! PREFECT40 
0,I CAN'T READ AT ALL10 SAID ,RIVOLI4 

0,?AT'S NOT MY PROBLEM AT ALL4  ,?AT'S IT1 BASICALLY4  ,I'LL BE KEEP+ AN EYE ON Y\40 

,POP ,RIVOLI W5T BACK 9TO HIS H\SE4  ,HE DIDN'T KN[ H[ TO SOLVE HIS DILEMMA1 BUT HE DID KN[ ?AT ! ADM9I/RATION DIDN'T PLAY ANY GAMES ) ! POOR FOLKS4  ,IF HE FIX$ HIS WALL1 IT W\LD BR+ ON A FIFTY-ECU F9E4  ,IF HE DIDN'T FIX IT1 !N A HUNDR$ ECUS4  ,!Y =CE HIM TO M5D ! WALL & =BID HIM TO M5D IT AT ! SAME TIME4  ,9 EI!R CASE1 HE WAS AT FAULT & HE HAD TO PAY4  ,HIS ?\<TS W]E TUMBL+ >\ND 9SIDE HIS BRA94  ,HIS HEAD WAS A*+4  ,FEEL+ ! FULL EXT5T ( HIS IMPOT5CE & HIS DESPAIR1 HE SI<$3 

0,& ! DEPUTY FROM ,P>IS TOLD ME JU/ ! O!R DAY ?AT ,I'M A SOV]EIGN CITIZ51 ?AT NO?+ CAN BE DONE )\T ME1 & ?AT ,I'M FREE TO DO AS ,I PLEASE40 

,HE W5T TO ASK ! ADVICE ( HIS NEI<BOR :O WAS FAMILI> ) ! LAW1 BE+ A MUNICIPAL C\NCILOR4 

0,?AT'S H[ IT IS1 ,POP10 HE SAID ) AN AIR ( IMPORTANCE4  0,IT'S GOT TO BE DONE ?IS WAY4  ,& S9CE Y\ DON'T KN[ H[ TO WRITE1 ,I'D LIKE TO DO Y\ A SMALL FAVOR3 ,I'M GO+ TO WRITE UP Y\R PETITION40 

,! LETT] WAS S5T (F4  ,TWO MON?S W5T BY4  ,! PREFECT DIDN'T RESPOND4  ,PREFECTS NEV] RESPOND4  ,!Y WRITE POETRY1 !Y FLIRT ) ! WIVES ( TAX COLLECTORS1 & !Y MAY EV5 BE (F 9 ,P>IS1 :]E !Y'LL SP5D !IR EV5+S AT ! ,OLYMPIA ) V>I\S AMBASSADORS4  ,EA* WEEK1 ! MUNICIPAL SURVEYOR /OPP$ 9 FRONT ( ,POP ,RIVOLI'S H\SE4 

0,WELL444 GOT ?AT P]MIT80 

0,/ILL NO?+40 

0,Y\ %\LD S5D 9 A DUPLICATE PETITION40 

,! DUPLICATES PIL$ UP 9SIDE ! TOMB ( ! PREFECTURE1 ALONG ) ! ORIG9AL PETITION ON ITS /AMP$ PAP] & A LOT ( UNDI/URB$ DU/4  ,EV]Y DAY OLD MAN ,RIVOLI SPOTT$ ! MAILMAN COM+ BY ON HIS R\TE1 BUT NEV] /OPP+ AT HIS GATE4  ,! CRACKS 9 ! WALL GREW WID] & LONG]1 ! /ONES DETA*$ !MSELVES & ROLL$ ONTO ! ROAD-BANK1 ! MORT> CRUMBL$1 & ! SURFACE LIFT$ (F MORE & MORE1 BECAUSE !RE HAD BE5 A HEAVY FRO/ 9 ! MEANTIME4  ,! W\NDS EXP&$ & GNAW$ AWAY AT ! POOR1 HALF-CRUMBL$ WALL ) !IR LEPROSY4 

,ONE NI<T :5 A /RONG W9D WAS BL[+1 IT COLLAPS$ COMPLETELY4  ,POP ,RIVOLI NOTIC$ ! DISA/] ! NEXT MORN+ AT DAWN4  ,9 ITS FALL1 ! WALL HAD BR\<T D[N ) IT ! ESPALI] TREES FROM ! Y>D :I* PRODUC$ SU* BEAUTIFUL FRUIT 9 ! AUTUMN4  ,N[ NO?+ PROTECT$ ! POOR MAN'S RESID5CE3 ! ?IEVES & ! VAGABONDS C\LD COME 9 AT ANY TIME TO CAT* ! *ICK5S & /EAL ! EGGS4  ,& !N ! T]RIBLE MUNICIPAL SURVEYOR CAME BACK3 

0,AH6  ,DIDN'T ,I TELL Y\ ?IS W\LD HAPP58  ,IT'S FALL5 D[N1 = ,*RI/'S SAKE6   ,OH1 WELL6  ,I'M GO+ TO WRITE Y\ A SUMMONS40 ,! OLD MAN WEPT3 

0,IS IT MY FAULT8  ,IS IT MY FAULT8  ,:5 Y\ PREV5T$ ME FROM FIX+ IT80   

0,GO ON1 GO ON4  ,AFT] ALL1 IT'S NO BIG DEAL4  ,) ! FIFTY ECUS ( ! FIR/ F9E1 Y\'LL ONLY HAVE TO COV] ONE HUNDR$ FIFTY ECUS PLUS EXP5SES4  ,Y\ CAN EASILY PAY ?AT40 

,BUT OLD MAN ,RIVOLI C\LD NOT PAY ?AT4  ,HIS 5TIRE =TUNE WAS 9SIDE HIS Y>D1 & 9 HIS TWO >MS :I* EK$ A LIV+ \T ( HIS Y>D TO !IR CONT9UAL FATIGUE4  ,! GOOD-NATUR$ FELL[ BECAME SOMB]4  ,HE NO LONG] W5T \TSIDE HIS H\SE1 :]E HE REMA9$ SEAT$ ALL DAY LONG 9 FRONT ( HIS COLD HE>? ) HIS HEAD 9 HIS H&S4  ,! %]IFF HAD COME BY TWICE4  ,HE HAD SEIZ$ ! H\SE1 & HE HAD SEIZ$ ! Y>D4  ,9 EI<T DAYS1 EV]Y?+ W\LD BE SOLD AT AUCTION4  ,!N ONE EV5+1 ,POP ,RIVOLI LEFT HIS *AIR BY HIS COLD HE>? & W5T D[N TO ! CELL>1 SIL5TLY1 )\T A LAMP4  ,GROP+ >\ND ) HIS F+]S1 AMONG ! EMPTY CID] PIPES1 ! TOOLS1 & ! BASKETS1 HE F\ND A ?ICK ROPE :I* S]V$ TO CRIMP ! DR9K+ CASKS4  ,!N HE W5T BACK UP 9TO HIS Y>D4 

,9 ! MIDDLE ( ! Y>D WAS A L>GE WALNUT ?AT SPREAD ITS GN>L$ & /URDY BRAN*ES ABOVE ! GRASS1 AGA9/ A SKY ?AT HAD TAK5 ON A PE>LY %E5 FROM ! FIR/ RAYS ( MOONLI<T4  ,HE FA/5$ ! ROPE TO ONE ( ! HI<] BRAN*ES1 AFT] CLIMB+ 9TO ! TREE US+ A LADD] & GO+ F>!R UP FROM BRAN* TO BRAN*4  ,!N HE TI$ ! ROPE >\ND HIS NECK & LET HIMSELF FALL LIKE A /ONE 9TO ! VOID4  ,! ROPE MADE A SQUEAK AS IT SQUEEZ$ AGA9/ ! BRAN*1 & ! BRAN* MADE A SMALL CRACK+ S\ND4 

,! NEXT DAY1 ! MAILMAN BR\<T ! P]MIT FROM ! PREFECT4  ,HE SAW ! HANG$ MAN SW++ AT ! 5D ( ! ROPE1 9SIDE ! Y>D1 AMONG ! BRAN*ES ( ! TREE1 :]E TWO BIRDS W]E S++ AT ! TOP ( !IR LUNGS4 

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