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The Gods Are Athirst
Anatole France · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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Lemma.
A réticule is a small bag carried for personal items. Élodie takes a large iron key from hers before opening the apartment. The contrast in scale and the ordinary action give the ensuing prisoner joke a physical basis: the key is not introduced as a purely abstract symbol.
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- Chapter XI, paragraph 53Frenchde son réticule une grande clef de fer: a large iron key from her reticule. Élodie opens the way to her private room.