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A story of the sixties





Georges Perec
































YOUR











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first of all,












would G L I D E over the
g
r
e
y
fitted carpet









in the narrow,
l
l
l
l
o
o
o
n
n
g
g
g
and HIGH
-ceilinged corridor.













Its walls would be cupboards,
in l i g h t
-coloured wood,










with fittings of GLEAMING brass. Three prints,
depicting, respectively,









would lead to a leather curtain

h
a
n
g
i
n
g


on a








T H I C K,
black,
grainy
wooden rings













which would
s

l

i

d

e

back at the merest touch.











There,












the carpet would give way to









an almost yellow
woodblock floor,
partly covered by

  1. three
  2. faded
  3. rugs.