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That one Snail (Melo)
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— May 07, 2026 08:41AM
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That one Snail (Melo)
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Very creepy that Jane is from Lille. Iykyk
— May 07, 2026 08:40AM
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Jan-Maat
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The adterward points out the (obvious) Orpheus and Eurydice comparison which due to my monomanical fixation on the Christian parallels I had missed. Small wonder that Bruges doesn't have a statue to Rodenbach, a novel ending in femicide can be overlooked but an implicit comparison of the town to Hades - never!
— May 05, 2026 12:34AM
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Jan-Maat
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Et des cloches tintaient...
A lietmotiv in the story, "ask not for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee" ? Or something like that?
— May 04, 2026 01:34AM
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A lietmotiv in the story, "ask not for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee" ? Or something like that?
Jan-Maat
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Et comme Bruges aussi était triste en ces fins d'après-midi! Il l'aimait ainsi! C'est pour sa tristesse même qu'il l'avait choisie et y était venu vivre après le grand désastre.
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A l'épouse morte devait correspondre une ville morte.
Not sentiments that the town of Bruges currently draws upon to promote tourism
— May 03, 2026 08:47AM
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A l'épouse morte devait correspondre une ville morte.
Not sentiments that the town of Bruges currently draws upon to promote tourism
