At the Department of Simplified Procedures, users hunt down the D-404, required for everything but issued on condition you present it. Marketed as “one click,”…
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A 47-centimeter shift that makes the millimeter-precise balance of the drying lines at Mont-aux-Bruyères wobble. Will the Thursday canteen dishcloth dry in time? The clothesline…
In Saint-Rognon-sur-Layon, the star of the Zucchini Curvature Contest loses the Torsadou by 2.4 degrees too many. Supporters cite a measurement on a wobbly table…
Applicants are asked for the original of the photocopy, the copy of the original, and proof that they have no proof. In the corridors of…
Place-Neuve, 7:12 a.m.: the grand staircase reads “Wrong way” on each riser, and no one knows which way to hesitate anymore. We attempted the ascent;…
Dawn put on gloves and everything seemed temporarily ready to be disproved, at precisely 7:12 a.m. We were there, of course, since we are exactly…
At the One-Stop Center for Multiple Procedures, every document requests itself. Result: circular queues, endless tickets, and applicants sent back to the sender… which is…