This is the hell of debauchery and luxury, this is the paradise of joy and prosperity; this is the prelude to the world revolution, this is the last word of the glory of the nobility; here Balzac and Alexandre Dumas go hand in hand, here Liszt and Chopin complement each other; the horses and horses of history neigh here, and the nightmare of lovesickness breaks down and weeps here; ah, Paris...
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