“Can you fix me for the tools?”

“Ah, oui . What tools voulez-vous ?”

“ Une roue-tirer et un offset clef à vis .”

“ Votre papers, s’il vous plaît .”

I handed him passport, American pass, and salmon-pink card. He glanced them over, then began rummaging in a drawer. I knew what was coming⁠—another dossier.

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