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Plume
✍ Scribed by Michaux, Henri
- Book ID
- 110091749
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 15 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
✦ Synopsis
Étendant les mains hors du lit, Plume fut étonné de ne pas rencontrer le mur. « Tiens, pensa-t-il, les fourmis l’auront mangé… » et il se rendormit.
Peu après, sa femme l’attrapa et le secoua : « Regarde, dit-elle, fainéant ! Pendant que tu étais occupé à dormir, on nous a volé notre maison. » En effet, un ciel intact s’étendait de tous côtés. « Bah, la chose est faite », pensa-t-il.
Peu après, un bruit se fit entendre. C’était un train qui arrivait sur eux à toute allure. « De l’air pressé qu’il a, pensa-t-il, il arrivera sûrement avant nous » et il se rendormit.
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