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'The new chief inspector hadn’t been able to fire her, but he did force her back into a dress—a fact that Corbeau resented almost as bitterly as all the man’s other insults combined.' - Fkin Vautrain.

'Outside, the clouds had gathered overhead, dark and portentous. Lightning screamed across the sky, thunder rumbling in its wake.' - In this version of Paris, it rains every hour on the hour. I like it.