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Lost in the bureaucratic vortex of administration, a citizen attempts to retrieve his lost wallet and finds himself trapped in an endless loop of paperwork.
The story is that of Mr. Martin, an ordinary citizen, who, after losing his wallet, tried to confront the administrative monster that is the city’s Lost and Found Office. He could never have imagined falling into a Kafkaesque abyss of never-ending bureaucracy, turning the simple act of recovering his belongings into a true odyssey.
It all began when Mr. Martin reported his lost wallet. He was then asked to fill out a loss declaration form, which had to be validated by three other offices. Once this first step was completed, he faced a new obstacle: his form needed to be stamped with a specific seal, available only in the basement of the building.
“But to access the basement, you need special authorization, issued by the office… on the top floor,” Mr. Martin stated, bewildered.
Despite his perseverance, every attempt by Mr. Martin to recover his wallet seems to bring him back to square one, in a bureaucratic dance worthy of the most complex choreography. As the famous administrative parodist, François Parapluie, aptly puts it: “Paperwork is the quicksand of the citizen. Once you step into it, it’s almost impossible to get out.”
Ultimately, this Kafkaesque adventure illustrates the absurdity of our current bureaucratic system, where the individual gets lost in an administrative logic that seems to defy all reason. Even though Mr. Martin still hasn’t found his wallet, his story, as incredible as it may be, highlights a reality that too many citizens know all too well.
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