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At the beginning: In an unexpected turn of fortune, a bum emerges from the depths of misery to return… to misery once again!
Aside from the dazzling smile of Jack “the Pick” Leroy, 54, usually brightening the entrance of the Châtelet metro station in Paris with his tragically picturesque begging, a particularly bright light now sparkles in Jack’s nostrils, thanks to a crudely embedded diamond. It is the macabre reminder of his fleeting passage into the world of the wealthy.
Three months ago, “the Pick,” far from his usual spot, had the misfortune of winning 50 million euros in the lottery. After making headlines, Jack, the new mogul of the homeless, quickly succumbed to temptation. He squandered his fortune in just 90 days, transforming every euro into fleeting joy and gemstones inserted in unusual places.
“I always wanted to know how the rich feel. Now I know. It’s like having a bottle of champagne in one hand, a diamond in my nose, and not a penny to my name,” Jack said, bitterly laughing at his situation. “Only the champagne is gone; I can’t get rid of this diamond!”
This unfortunate modern Fairy Tale does not end with a triumphant return, but on a grim note: Jack “the Pick” Leroy, the richest bum in the world, has ultimately returned to his cardboard bed in the sewers of Châtelet, with only a 2-carat diamond stuck in a nostril as a sign of his ephemeral fortune. A grim parody of Cinderella for the 21st century.
In the end, Jack turned out to be a tragic and hilarious truth: no matter how many zeros are on your lottery check, you cannot escape who you truly are.
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