le château de ma Mère

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDiHBSDdh2yVHc1PRtCL0sE6fUWqeUmlSc4_BoHwmZQSOwWv3xq0LPUebafavuWemKGyE4U6SM5mHFXRfJ7r5lo9Shmk-4yDbo04nWx42hyP9c9w_ieS2p1pAxHOUvdLHagFrKpc4ohn8/s1600/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_208DSC_9542.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDiHBSDdh2yVHc1PRtCL0sE6fUWqeUmlSc4_BoHwmZQSOwWv3xq0LPUebafavuWemKGyE4U6SM5mHFXRfJ7r5lo9Shmk-4yDbo04nWx42hyP9c9w_ieS2p1pAxHOUvdLHagFrKpc4ohn8/s640/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_208DSC_9542.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">le château de ma Mère</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This little shop on rue Ledru Rollin</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">features furniture, toys, clothing and accessories for </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">children.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How would you like to take home </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">a child-sized café chair?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">le château de ma Mère</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">108, rue Ledru-Rollin</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">75011, Paris</span></i></div>

le château de ma Mère

le château de ma Mère This little shop on rue Ledru Rollin features furniture, toys, clothing and accessories for  children.   How would you...

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Beacoup de jambes et dots

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4WDmAwBtnzqACkfRKW6y0aLQUcqglgVHN3ftWdleFLjvOOED13MTcJbt6L0H3p56a6OED-0OL6LgLZMR9VXA1vvyjuPDB2JFoqQggkeMiGmKdGzTpLiZ6PTYeABIGjNli2IM-FrZJWZI/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_89DSC_8683.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4WDmAwBtnzqACkfRKW6y0aLQUcqglgVHN3ftWdleFLjvOOED13MTcJbt6L0H3p56a6OED-0OL6LgLZMR9VXA1vvyjuPDB2JFoqQggkeMiGmKdGzTpLiZ6PTYeABIGjNli2IM-FrZJWZI/s640/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_89DSC_8683.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Printemps</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A creative window display </div><div style="text-align: center;">of mirrors, legs, chaussures,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and many "dots"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon weekend</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Printemps window - Yayoi Kusama</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">boulevard Haussmann</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75009, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Beacoup de jambes et dots

Printemps A creative window display  of mirrors, legs, chaussures, and many "dots" bon weekend Printemps window - Yayoi Kusama bou...

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Des lumieres?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9rdYFr-O6Hr0lrszux5ZZLgvRfoqApebFKQXsnnxQkots6kGTI-OscCtLe98ptXPBytd0dvwqr24h7vme_SwBFpS4qE-wxQxg6VRSh9c3foJEsSDxSDQZAu2gpu0RQHz9dICXw3A7qdk/s1600/2014+Sept+16+Tues++++_20140916+034+DSC_7546.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="590" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9rdYFr-O6Hr0lrszux5ZZLgvRfoqApebFKQXsnnxQkots6kGTI-OscCtLe98ptXPBytd0dvwqr24h7vme_SwBFpS4qE-wxQxg6VRSh9c3foJEsSDxSDQZAu2gpu0RQHz9dICXw3A7qdk/s640/2014+Sept+16+Tues++++_20140916+034+DSC_7546.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Although these look like </div><div style="text-align: center;">Paris confections</div><div style="text-align: center;">they are colorful</div><div style="text-align: center;">covers for little lights</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">la case de cousin paul</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">4, rue Tardieu</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75018, Paris </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Des lumieres?

Although these look like  Paris confections they are colorful covers for little lights la case de cousin paul 4, rue Tardieu 75018, Paris

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Rue de Sèvres - le reflet

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj10ZreBSHJZMN12WqkkYKOoKgTLUVN5SZL0v7xZ56KeMISVnrOR8cemv9BzY5LYG4iEiRn-gcyERCnw03euv8BYBPLVbSXVYjcJkOZlT2bzAZnNg3rOucVZs4LU8YP_Jyv_RBMqI6z_QU/s1600/2014+Sept+18+Thur++++_20140918+006+DSC_8680.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj10ZreBSHJZMN12WqkkYKOoKgTLUVN5SZL0v7xZ56KeMISVnrOR8cemv9BzY5LYG4iEiRn-gcyERCnw03euv8BYBPLVbSXVYjcJkOZlT2bzAZnNg3rOucVZs4LU8YP_Jyv_RBMqI6z_QU/s640/2014+Sept+18+Thur++++_20140918+006+DSC_8680.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This unusual chandelier appears to float </div><div style="text-align: center;">on rue de Sèvres</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The windows of Hermès are always intriguing</div><div style="text-align: center;">and we passed by this one at least twice a day.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon weekend</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">17, rue de Sèvres</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75006, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Rue de Sèvres - le reflet

This unusual chandelier appears to float  on rue de Sèvres The windows of Hermès are always intriguing and we passed by this one at least tw...

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Une Poupée

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKvoPWBkU1iogclaGRWDmag2QmNJDIZ4fToU1oB22046LpoBgZoXe1SCORy-aPUa0VsowmnAJc2ma9JT0uaXXI-MhplRR3c6wTpjx_cBII1EV0HruI6cv2cdp0IhLZL1R63fIejYBSokc/s1600/2011+nov+6+DSC_0064.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKvoPWBkU1iogclaGRWDmag2QmNJDIZ4fToU1oB22046LpoBgZoXe1SCORy-aPUa0VsowmnAJc2ma9JT0uaXXI-MhplRR3c6wTpjx_cBII1EV0HruI6cv2cdp0IhLZL1R63fIejYBSokc/s640/2011+nov+6+DSC_0064.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This shop window was filled with dolls </div><div style="text-align: center;">and other toys for children.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This doll with carefree red hair</div><div style="text-align: center;">looks particularly lovable</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>l'ourson en bois</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>83, rue Charenton</em></span></div><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75012 Paris</em></span></div>

Une Poupée

This shop window was filled with dolls  and other toys for children. This doll with carefree red hair looks particularly lovable l'ourso...

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Frédéric Garrigues

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVySdPxNHij0-TYRTLyjE6R-6lWyUA4RUaE76FJ3rJuYuNhl90S6pv6xlyrCIxTidGIZ9pUHIMq_U-yFY9IGVCfDu9sRqit6iZRtOKqq0TMqIbiFL_n5TBLuoEE1Nos_ozapLKr_riswg/s1600/2013+May+22++Wed_244DSC_5854.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVySdPxNHij0-TYRTLyjE6R-6lWyUA4RUaE76FJ3rJuYuNhl90S6pv6xlyrCIxTidGIZ9pUHIMq_U-yFY9IGVCfDu9sRqit6iZRtOKqq0TMqIbiFL_n5TBLuoEE1Nos_ozapLKr_riswg/s640/2013+May+22++Wed_244DSC_5854.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">l'Atelier Frédéric Garrigues </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">An artist of design and master of flowers...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />the Marais boutique provides a brief glimpse </div><div style="text-align: center;">of his artistry</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">l'Atelier Frédéric Garrigues</span></span></i></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">2, rue Saint-Gilles</span></span></i></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75003, Paris</span></span></i></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Chemin Vert</span></span></i></span></div>

Frédéric Garrigues

l'Atelier Frédéric Garrigues An artist of design and master of flowers... the Marais boutique provides a brief glimpse  of his artistry ...

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Des Oeufs de Pâques

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1SGTT2ApFiU_wNDPek3wvVtZZvP-O0WRxhYESx4BEUgPVf6rPWjlKfXIxJrh5p30j27XI8CAPxURFei-iQNRYaRpcs1TPVpH3IJE0sLxRkJnolZN0nENU9NafyPouEvwEhUEj4_DST-w/s1600/2011+April+12+DSC_0101.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1SGTT2ApFiU_wNDPek3wvVtZZvP-O0WRxhYESx4BEUgPVf6rPWjlKfXIxJrh5p30j27XI8CAPxURFei-iQNRYaRpcs1TPVpH3IJE0sLxRkJnolZN0nENU9NafyPouEvwEhUEj4_DST-w/s1600/2011+April+12+DSC_0101.jpg" width="650" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Paper maché Easter eggs,</div><div style="text-align: center;">in three sizes, with as many as 30 "palets" inside.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I had one as a child,</div><div style="text-align: center;">an old one from my grandmother,</div><div style="text-align: center;">filled with candy and straw grass</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">miam-miam</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">rue Montorgueil</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;">75002, Paris</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Des Oeufs de Pâques

Paper maché Easter eggs, in three sizes, with as many as 30 "palets" inside. I had one as a child, an old one from my grandmother,...

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petits chocolates de Pâques

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgywrs27apMWf7VVA4QDaxuIbBLACwn1ZkHLU6zu3m2HKwC497FdbzDyIJrySY2r8DeDcA2YnS1CAMEW6wWNJVUBHK-pPFrNLa_CH_lroBHNqsca8vrD_8tSwfB6XweS3BzrBoCRvRs9_w/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_106DSC_4789.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgywrs27apMWf7VVA4QDaxuIbBLACwn1ZkHLU6zu3m2HKwC497FdbzDyIJrySY2r8DeDcA2YnS1CAMEW6wWNJVUBHK-pPFrNLa_CH_lroBHNqsca8vrD_8tSwfB6XweS3BzrBoCRvRs9_w/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_106DSC_4789.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">All the chocolate shops, bakeries, and pâtisseries </div><div style="text-align: center;">have their "designs of the season"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In addition to rabbits and chocolate eggs </div><div style="text-align: center;">you may find chocolate fish</div><div style="text-align: center;">and other creative expressions of Easter,</div><div style="text-align: center;">spring and delicious chocolate.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon weekend</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jeff de Bruges</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75005, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

petits chocolates de Pâques

All the chocolate shops, bakeries, and pâtisseries  have their "designs of the season" In addition to rabbits and chocolate eggs  ...

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Hermès - la vitrine

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguysGcyQCMAlBrCdP0W2xuIPHtjngmAqBh2PDkY5WDne_PeAAxBwzR0HMlRPDYv3BJFMzwe4Z-N1ULQx3itqqBFKDjR4tflLUyUf0LqjxfzaNoXAgyZq_Zjbq81fCCwP4E_bunl1BGPBk/s1600/2014+Sept+18+Thur++++_20140918+003+DSC_8677.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguysGcyQCMAlBrCdP0W2xuIPHtjngmAqBh2PDkY5WDne_PeAAxBwzR0HMlRPDYv3BJFMzwe4Z-N1ULQx3itqqBFKDjR4tflLUyUf0LqjxfzaNoXAgyZq_Zjbq81fCCwP4E_bunl1BGPBk/s1600/2014+Sept+18+Thur++++_20140918+003+DSC_8677.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hermès</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The two windows of  Hermès' </div><div style="text-align: center;">rue de Sèvres shop was filled with an array</div><div style="text-align: center;">of crystal glasses with a backdrop of translucent silk.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The jewel-toned colors of the silk </div><div style="text-align: center;">blown into action by an oscillating fan</div><div style="text-align: center;">created a colorful motion in the mirrored reflection.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon week-end</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Hermès</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">17, rue de Sèvres</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75006, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Hermès - la vitrine

Hermès The two windows of  Hermès' rue de Sèvres shop was filled with an array of crystal glasses with a backdrop of translucent silk. T...

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Mini Jacinthe

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnNuR3mVcV6Au4NZijaKqo8LHocHvTZIoTHfDHPBu6ORsIUs2cNYPaaX9H-m37ZcQPjYDGAXkwBh1Ov419eRLL_sKGxFOme9yD3pjrac4YmeKgnH1kPDO5lfazaDrjR1j1vnpAbvmpgJE/s1600/2013+Nov21+Paris+_20131121+199+DSC_1884.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnNuR3mVcV6Au4NZijaKqo8LHocHvTZIoTHfDHPBu6ORsIUs2cNYPaaX9H-m37ZcQPjYDGAXkwBh1Ov419eRLL_sKGxFOme9yD3pjrac4YmeKgnH1kPDO5lfazaDrjR1j1vnpAbvmpgJE/s1600/2013+Nov21+Paris+_20131121+199+DSC_1884.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mini Hyacinth</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In the midst of winter</div><div style="text-align: center;">a "forced" bulb such as these hyacinths</div><div style="text-align: center;">reveal the promise of spring </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The sweet smell of these flowers </div><div style="text-align: center;">is as fragrant as the finest Paris <i>parfum</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Messages du Grand Cerf (fleuriste)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Passage du Grand Cerf</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75002, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Mini Jacinthe

Mini Hyacinth In the midst of winter a "forced" bulb such as these hyacinths reveal the promise of spring  The sweet smell of thes...

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Repetto - Coppélia

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvywLV3on9T4XMiQ4uHPLtPHYcGHezlSxZOUkWqKSl3CGvIeXBBq5ikZ1hrDTQFS5ZMjp7DPoG8yclRC431okZeZQpqydkA-ahkGSwwNcfppGOJswMh0gEz6-mkiGKzR77zE0HS0XO0kA/s1600/2014+Sept+17+Wed++++_20140917+465+DSC_8600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvywLV3on9T4XMiQ4uHPLtPHYcGHezlSxZOUkWqKSl3CGvIeXBBq5ikZ1hrDTQFS5ZMjp7DPoG8yclRC431okZeZQpqydkA-ahkGSwwNcfppGOJswMh0gEz6-mkiGKzR77zE0HS0XO0kA/s1600/2014+Sept+17+Wed++++_20140917+465+DSC_8600.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Repetto's Window</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The ballet Coppélia is featured in the windows of Repetto on rue de la Paix.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The ballet was originally choreographed by Arthur Saint-Léon </div><div style="text-align: center;">to the music of Léo Delibes and its premier performance </div><div style="text-align: center;">was in 1870 at Théâtre Impérial de l'Opéra in Paris.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am always drawn to this window on each visit to Paris </div><div style="text-align: center;">and can hardly wait to see what the imaginative designers have created.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Repetto</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">22, rue de la Paix</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75002, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Repetto - Coppélia

Repetto's Window The ballet Coppélia is featured in the windows of Repetto on rue de la Paix. The ballet was originally choreographed by...

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des gants et des mitaines

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc8zV3KVuIeWNO3ua4pIN734fZ2DusBgNkaOaDN4uXetqHLmVGRUSuAujVmF8WPTXkwUiiF5gL22fCMipfCHc63IDTqfsdpzPLmIbnNzrwQjxN6WXq3mt49ROHE4KneEdq9BI15xJCbiQ/s1600/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_6DSC_9338.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc8zV3KVuIeWNO3ua4pIN734fZ2DusBgNkaOaDN4uXetqHLmVGRUSuAujVmF8WPTXkwUiiF5gL22fCMipfCHc63IDTqfsdpzPLmIbnNzrwQjxN6WXq3mt49ROHE4KneEdq9BI15xJCbiQ/s1600/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_6DSC_9338.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">des gants et des mitaines</div><div style="text-align: center;">(gloves and fingerless gloves)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This window is as tempting as the fine Paris pâtisseries...</div><div style="text-align: center;">delicious array of colors</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The prices are not that much more than some of the elaborate pastries, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and these will last much longer without any of the calories!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Paris window </span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue Saint Honoré</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

des gants et des mitaines

des gants et des mitaines (gloves and fingerless gloves) This window is as tempting as the fine Paris pâtisseries... delicious array of colo...

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Boulangerie aux Castelblangeois - un régal pour l'oeil

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeZ7M_HvAOjO6L7m8Yzx9h5oxU1bsHO_n8XldAlVDGOF_c3E1stsrrSzrQX_4gis3Mxfe059aCB_2QL2g6crr0XKg9kkxon7ad30BlMl-migg2awzjkIhL2xTBdck6LXkk3vY6lPBfRwo/s1600/2014+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+026+DSC_9137.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeZ7M_HvAOjO6L7m8Yzx9h5oxU1bsHO_n8XldAlVDGOF_c3E1stsrrSzrQX_4gis3Mxfe059aCB_2QL2g6crr0XKg9kkxon7ad30BlMl-migg2awzjkIhL2xTBdck6LXkk3vY6lPBfRwo/s1600/2014+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+026+DSC_9137.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Boulangerie aux Castelblangeois</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Just before anyone considers a New Year's resolution </div><div style="text-align: center;">regarding the consumption of delicious desserts, </div><div style="text-align: center;">gaze one last time at these beauties.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Actually, there are no calories when feasting with the eyes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>miam-miam</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Boulangerie aux Castelblangeois</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">104, rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Ledru-Rolin </span></i></div>

Boulangerie aux Castelblangeois - un régal pour l'oeil

Boulangerie aux Castelblangeois Just before anyone considers a New Year's resolution  regarding the consumption of delicious desserts,  ...

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Chocolat Foucher - chocolatier confiseur

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUgmK-W4gmHa6fMOtpJIfpbV0AAbkD31U5PN9SsZ4wXULVJSh3uXaIaGs62nyAPsZ92wrOkUMQoVQ9cwhV_uD1Z-wdqQH9vFyt8JjHfhhXTgTZanE9t6zGWRaCibWSMqMtFfT_2qXp350/s1600/2013+Nov16+Paris+_20131116+023+DSC_9229.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUgmK-W4gmHa6fMOtpJIfpbV0AAbkD31U5PN9SsZ4wXULVJSh3uXaIaGs62nyAPsZ92wrOkUMQoVQ9cwhV_uD1Z-wdqQH9vFyt8JjHfhhXTgTZanE9t6zGWRaCibWSMqMtFfT_2qXp350/s1600/2013+Nov16+Paris+_20131116+023+DSC_9229.jpg" width="470" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Foucher</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Maison de Chocolat depuis 1819</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rue du Bac is a meandering shopping street just behind Bon Marché.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">This may be the "home" boutique for these fine chocolats, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and it even offers a <i>salon de thé</i> for a quiet respite from the holiday shopping.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I could imagine finishing the gift list with selections of chocolates </div><div style="text-align: center;">and then settling in for a chocolat chaud for myself.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Chocolat Foucher</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">134, rue du Bac</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75007, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Chocolat Foucher - chocolatier confiseur

Foucher Maison de Chocolat depuis 1819 Rue du Bac is a meandering shopping street just behind Bon Marché.   This may be the "home"...

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E. Dehillerin - le coq

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixnosx_ewzBYnN1Mo6mcdoNwHQRqzZnL-_HhrM9snUAxfvuOHrjnKA-M26bUjcHxIsfqYhIBeqiZNUhOV-EY_rZmhSjg4zOP0u-v5IrZwJMg5yfSwb3u0koe_C4RHYdTipMZUARG1B55k/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+256+DSC_1481.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixnosx_ewzBYnN1Mo6mcdoNwHQRqzZnL-_HhrM9snUAxfvuOHrjnKA-M26bUjcHxIsfqYhIBeqiZNUhOV-EY_rZmhSjg4zOP0u-v5IrZwJMg5yfSwb3u0koe_C4RHYdTipMZUARG1B55k/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+256+DSC_1481.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">E. Dehillerin</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The copper and brass rooster (<i>le coq</i>) </div><div style="text-align: center;">dominates the front window of E. Dehillerin. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Perhaps he is reflecting on the last of the autumn leaves of Paris.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you enjoy cooking and cooking implements </div><div style="text-align: center;">stop in here and also at Mora and G. Detou nearby.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon weekend</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">18-20, rue Coquillière</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

E. Dehillerin - le coq

E. Dehillerin The copper and brass rooster ( le coq )  dominates the front window of E. Dehillerin.  Perhaps he is reflecting on the last of...

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Stohrer - Pâtissier-Traiteur

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1qjatMkIIH46a_GBh5sYQ2fgskKLDOQemIjzJsPnDwcb3prT-Zi0es-JfShtx_XD2xFwYYYTZjfEk1RMrwMIpowoaMcvrt0auCWy1frudGaJJ0xC07qqWmuPIbDNCV6VKqyuCtfkbPM/s1600/2013+Nov21+Paris+_20131121+316+DSC_2001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1qjatMkIIH46a_GBh5sYQ2fgskKLDOQemIjzJsPnDwcb3prT-Zi0es-JfShtx_XD2xFwYYYTZjfEk1RMrwMIpowoaMcvrt0auCWy1frudGaJJ0xC07qqWmuPIbDNCV6VKqyuCtfkbPM/s1600/2013+Nov21+Paris+_20131121+316+DSC_2001.jpg" width="485" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Stohrer - Pâtissier-Trateur</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">When Louis XV married the Polish royal Marie Leszczynska in 1725, </div><div style="text-align: center;">her pastry chef followed to Versailles.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Five years later this chef, Nicolas Stohrer, </div><div style="text-align: center;">opened his bakery at 51, rue Montorgueil where it stands today.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Open seven days a week (!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"> it still satisfies the tastes of Parisians and the visitors.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Stohrer - Pâtissier - Trateur</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">51, rue Montorgueil</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75002, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Stohrer - Pâtissier-Traiteur

Stohrer - Pâtissier-Trateur When Louis XV married the Polish royal Marie Leszczynska in 1725,  her pastry chef followed to Versailles.   Fiv...

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Paris Boutique - Les Mégères

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuCAQwHFkcKA9PQiBqFS4XyWnf2ImNV3EPq45V9ia8aiScZfFg4x720YBbOTFX6eL8xqkekTbf3kRAWyIV4RJllBur4nVjKQZOuzRjDq3UJ_rA4eOL1K5N5VcM1sFD-GSJLf6fTUKRekQ/s1600/2013+0518+Sat_163DSC_4032.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuCAQwHFkcKA9PQiBqFS4XyWnf2ImNV3EPq45V9ia8aiScZfFg4x720YBbOTFX6eL8xqkekTbf3kRAWyIV4RJllBur4nVjKQZOuzRjDq3UJ_rA4eOL1K5N5VcM1sFD-GSJLf6fTUKRekQ/s1600/2013+0518+Sat_163DSC_4032.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Les Mégères<br /><br /><br />A girly boutique on Rue de Cotte<br />with accessories, wearables,and gifts...<br /><br /><br />Hummm, think I will<br />go shopping this weekend.<br /><br /><br /><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon weekend</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Les Mégères </span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">16, rue de Cotte</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>

Paris Boutique - Les Mégères

Les Mégères A girly boutique on Rue de Cotte with accessories, wearables,and gifts... Hummm, think I will go shopping this weekend. bon week...

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Le soleil! Ceci mérite des applaudissements!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV-khiYxiLE47XFKfeqYGVzgZleJygSIeOCbjM5wOXdFx7_8QATyRs8uUaWbwgxFOTYdkOsVQsvqNpCg3gCZqKouQka-h9owrNR7Q1ScqFsfZePbLSuCFdcMz73ofGMhKkYV8lDnwnMqM/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+006+DSC_1231.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV-khiYxiLE47XFKfeqYGVzgZleJygSIeOCbjM5wOXdFx7_8QATyRs8uUaWbwgxFOTYdkOsVQsvqNpCg3gCZqKouQka-h9owrNR7Q1ScqFsfZePbLSuCFdcMz73ofGMhKkYV8lDnwnMqM/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+006+DSC_1231.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Sun!</div><div style="text-align: center;">This merits a round of applause!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was a bright sunny day and the staging of this window </div><div style="text-align: center;">made it appear that the gloves were applauding.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There were at least four more colors that did not make it into this photo, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and I would have loved to have them all!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon weekend</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://jbguanti.com/index.php" target="_blank">JB Guanti</a> boutique </span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">59, rue de Rennes</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75006, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>If you want to see some clever reflections through photography </i><br /><i>have a look <a href="http://www.weekendreflection.blogspot.com/2014/10/frenchtown-left-bank-weekend.html" target="_blank">here at James' Weekend Reflections</a>.  </i><br /><i>There is a different collection of reflections every Friday.</i></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Le soleil! Ceci mérite des applaudissements!

The Sun! This merits a round of applause! It was a bright sunny day and the staging of this window  made it appear that the gloves were appl...

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