"SHE HAD BEEN TRAINED TO LOOK FOR ANAMOLIES"
-- The Silence of the Lambs,
crime novel by Thomas Harris whose heroine is a detective
crime novel by Thomas Harris whose heroine is a detective
Figuring out the past means acting like a detective, pondering what seems odd.
Clues can be customs or events that seem irrational or tangible elements, like a painting placed too high for viewing, urban voids too vast for traffic, a king replacing Jesus...
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| Paris's rue de Belleville |
Or they jump out from the narratives of historians and explorers...
A library's history shelves
Although they are buried in data.
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Map at the Paris Mission Center ("Procure des Missions")
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