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(2024-03-24 16:28:02)
Floors[1]PeterBichsel[2]Translatedbyxia23Peoplecanunderstandahousetemporarily,ahousewithfourfloors,withastaircasethatconnectsandseparatesthemwithatiledroof;ahouseonthestreet,squeezedontheexpensivelandbetweenothers,thewindowsfacingthestreet,theentranceinthebackyard.Noonewouldliveonthefirstfloor.Theyhaveseennooneonthefirstfloor.Onthefirstfloorthereisthesamebrowndoor,crackedpaint,frostedglasspane,blu...[阅读全文]
(2024-03-23 14:48:31)
MusicBoxes[1]PeterBichsel[2]Translatedbyxia23Onceshesaid:“Iwantapiano”,andOKheknewthatsoonablackmonsterwouldbestandingintheroom.Hesaid:“No,I’mnotbuyingapiano.”Shecried.“Idon’twantapiano”,hesaidandwenttohismusicboxes.Theywerelockedinthesecretdrawerofhisdesk.Nooneknewaboutthem.Nooneknewthathealwayscarriedonewithhim,onemadeofdarkwoodwithcarvededelweiss[...[阅读全文]
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Flowers[1]PeterBichsel[2]Translatedbyxia23Thenheintroducedhertoaflowershop,inagreenapronandacarnationsmile.Hewouldstepinandask,ifthereareflowersheretobuyandshewouldstartleandsmileandsay:“Almostonlyflowers”,andhewouldsmiletoo.“Yes,Isee”,hewouldsay.Thenhewouldask:“Dotheysmell?”Shedoesnotanswer.Shetakesayellowflowerfromthenearestvaseintoherhandandturnsitbetweenheri...[阅读全文]
(2024-03-20 15:20:12)
Themen[1]PeterBichsel[2]Translatedbyxia23Shesatthere.Ifyouhadaskedher,sincewhen,shewouldhaveanswered:“Always,Ialwayssithere.”Shewaswaitinghere,soonforagirlfriend,foracolleague,forthetrain,fortheevening.Thewaitersmiledfriendly,whenhebroughtacupofcoffee.Shehadaredpurse,anditbelongedtoherasmuchasapurseonlybelongedtoayoungwoman.Italsohappened,thatsomeonepaidforhercoffee,butthenthegirlfrien...[阅读全文]
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TheOfficers[1]
PeterBichsel[2]
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At12o’clocktheycomeoutoftheportal,eachoneholdsdoorforthenext,allincoatsandhatsandalwaysatthesametime,alwaysat12o’clock.Theywisheachotheragoodlunch,theygreeteachother,theyallweartheirhats.
Nowtheywalkquickly,becausethestreetseemssuspicioustothem.Theymovehomewardsandfearthatthedeskhasnotbeenclosed.Theythinkofthenextpayday,t...[阅读全文]
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November[1]
PeterBichsel[2]
Hewasafraidandifhesaidtosomeone:“Ithasgottencolder”,heexpectedcomfort.
“Yes,November”,theotheronesaid.
“SoonitwillbeChristmas”,hesaid.
Heboughtheatingoil,heownedawintercoatandhewaspreparedforwinterbutwasafraid.Inwinteroneislost.Inwinteranythingterriblecouldhappen,warforexample,inwinteronecouldloseone’sjob,inwinter...[阅读全文]
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Explanation[1]
PeterBichsel[2]
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Itissnowinginthemorning.
Mancouldhaveenjoyedit.Mancouldhavebuiltsnowhatsorsnowmen,mancouldhavepileditupasguardsinfrontofthehouse.Thesnowiscomforting,thatisallitis–anditkeepsyouwarm,theysay,ifyouburyyourselfinit.
Butitsneaksinyourshoes,blockscars,causestrainstoderailandmakesremotevillageslonely.
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(2024-03-16 15:52:05)
Therobot[1]Anotherinventionwhichhasundoubtedlyrevolutionizedthe20thcenturyistherobotinindustriesandinhomes.Wehavebeenwaitinglongandithasfinallyarrived!Itservesdrinks,bringsyourdinner,runswhenyoucallitandbestall…vacuums!Allthisfor800euros!Therobotsarefinallybecomingfunctional.ThisoneiscalledCye.Itiscontrolledbyclappinghands–justprogramtheactionsinadvanceaccordingtothenumbersofclaps.For...[阅读全文]
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Braille[1]Anotherrenowned,LouisBraille,whoseinventionhadanimpactthroughouttheworld.LouisBraille[2](1809-1852)inventedtheBraillemethodfortheblind.Atage3,heinjuredhiseyewithoneofhisfather’stools.Asaresultofcomplications,helosttheothereye.QuitesoonhisparentssenthimtothevillageschoolwhereLouisprovedtobeanexcellentstudent.At10,heenteredtheinstituteforblindyouthinParis.Despitethearchaiceducation,L...[阅读全文]
