One day, we will take trains which leave… This one would not leave.
We did not yet know it when we met at the Gare de l'Est at 6:28 pm, leaving the TGV from Reims.
We were embarking for a crazy evening, a
surreal dinner
organized by the Roederer house to celebrate its 241st anniversary.
It was summer, it was stiflingly hot.
In our car, the air conditioning was on full power.
Admirable hostesses passed by the guests to offer them a glass of champagne.
The train stood still.
After an hour, the boss of Image 7, Anne Méaux, managed to reach the SNCF management by phone.
The diagnosis fell: Broken catenary.
A crisis unit was in place.
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In the wagon, a hoarse voice, of an inveterate smoker, began to hum into a loudspeaker: "
There's no harm in doing yourself good"
!
Dani was on the trip.
With his nose glued to the window, a passenger suddenly exclaimed:
"She's going to dance"
!
We hurriedly left our
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