Themen[1]PeterBichsel[2]Translatedbyxia23Shesatthere.Ifyouhadaskedher,sincewhen,shewouldhaveanswered:“Always,Ialwayssithere.”Shewaswaitinghere,soonforagirlfriend,foracolleague,forthetrain,fortheevening.Thewaitersmiledfriendly,whenhebroughtacupofcoffee.Shehadaredpurse,anditbelongedtoherasmuchasapurseonlybelongedtoayoungwoman.Italsohappened,thatsomeonepaidforhercoffee,butthenthegirlfrien...[
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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...[
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November[1]
PeterBichsel[2]
Hewasafraidandifhesaidtosomeone:“Ithasgottencolder”,heexpectedcomfort.
“Yes,November”,theotheronesaid.
“SoonitwillbeChristmas”,hesaid.
Heboughtheatingoil,heownedawintercoatandhewaspreparedforwinterbutwasafraid.Inwinteroneislost.Inwinteranythingterriblecouldhappen,warforexample,inwinteronecouldloseone’sjob,inwinter...[
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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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Therobot[1]Anotherinventionwhichhasundoubtedlyrevolutionizedthe20thcenturyistherobotinindustriesandinhomes.Wehavebeenwaitinglongandithasfinallyarrived!Itservesdrinks,bringsyourdinner,runswhenyoucallitandbestall…vacuums!Allthisfor800euros!Therobotsarefinallybecomingfunctional.ThisoneiscalledCye.Itiscontrolledbyclappinghands–justprogramtheactionsinadvanceaccordingtothenumbersofclaps.For...[
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Braille[1]Anotherrenowned,LouisBraille,whoseinventionhadanimpactthroughouttheworld.LouisBraille[2](1809-1852)inventedtheBraillemethodfortheblind.Atage3,heinjuredhiseyewithoneofhisfather’stools.Asaresultofcomplications,helosttheothereye.QuitesoonhisparentssenthimtothevillageschoolwhereLouisprovedtobeanexcellentstudent.At10,heenteredtheinstituteforblindyouthinParis.Despitethearchaiceducation,L...[
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Thetrashcan[1]Anotherinventor,Eugène-RenéPoubelle[2],createdourindispensabletrashcans.AlawprofessorinCaen,hishometownandheldinsuspicionunderNapoléonIIIbecauseofhisdemocraticconviction,Eugène-RenéPoubelle(1833-1907)didnotbecomeapréfet[3]untilin1871afterthefalloftheempire.InOctober1883,Waldeck-Rousseau[4]entrustedhimwiththedifficultpositionofthepréfet...[
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Thehot-airballoon[1]Thehot-airballoon,aballoninhotair,wasinventedinFrancein1783byJosephandÉtienneMontgolfier[2],nativesofArdèche[3].Theywerepapermanufacturers.Oneday,Josephthrewaletterintofireandforwarminguphimself,heputhissweateroverthefire.Itbegantoswellandthepiecesofpaperflewoff.Hetoldhisbrotheraboutitandthatwasalsohowtheyinventedthehot-airballoon.First,theyloadasheep,aroasteranda...[
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NapoléonBonaparte[1]SincetheexecutionofLouisXVI,terribledangerscontinuedtomenacethenewrepublic:theEngland,Holland,Spain,AustriaandPrussiaformedacoalitionandattackedFrance.Atthebeginning,theFrencharmieslostmanybattles,buttheFrenchsoldersdefendedthenewrepublicwithheroism.Soontheforeigninvasionwasstoppedandtheenemywasforcedtoretreat.Amongtheofficerswhoweredistinguishedthemselves,therewasonenam...[
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1.Forpointandshootdigitalcameras(egGEe,xseries)withanIntervalShootingfunction,pushMenubuttononthebackofyourcamera,gotophoto:pushtherightbuttonfortimelapse:choosetheintervaltime,pushOKbutton,thenfindthetimersignonyourcamera,pushthebutton:youwillfindasymbolofmultiplephotos,choosethisone:Nowthemultiplephotosymbolisonthedisplay.Pushtheshutterreleasebutton,itwillstarttoshoottimelapsepictures.2.ForDSLRc...[
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