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Six hundred years ago Orange Pants has his 2-Chevaux break down, he just crosses that little bit of Seine over to the Cour des Miracles, the front porch of Notre Dame Cathedral, and, on a good day, he comes back and Voila! It’s a miracle! The car is running fine. Not so strong on the miracles are we. We chose the car, we took the modern and it’s broken down. Therefore, today he stays on this side of the river. Guy walks into a cafe, orders a beer, drinks his beer, looks out at his broken car looks across the river beyond it and wonders if he’s ahead of history or not. That’s all we’re saying. Give perspective a chance. All we are saying, is give history a chance, in the tune of the old song. Get some new, keep some old. Funny thing is, 600 years ago, this guy’s pants: still orange.
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