Refugees in doorways, some in the shade, others, on the contrary, installed under the rays of the sun which dart the sidewalk, they are still there. With all their barda and their plastic bags scattered around them, the homeless who, more than a month ago, mingled with the crowd of passers-by, are today the only occupants of these deserted streets of the capital.
Their presence is now more striking. Around the Saint-Lazare station, held by the police who filter the entrances, there are a few dozen this Wednesday afternoon, leaning here and there at a corner of the wall. Some, silent and isolated, remain motionless in front of an empty bowl of rooms. Others face the street in groups, with a few sleeping bags thrown on the ground, like those installed at the foot of the Saint-Louis d'Antin church.
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In this city, which is now silent, without traffic and without a horn, all these uprooted people from ordinary life are having a very hard time. The day after the announcement of
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