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I saw the tallest man and the
saddest woman on
the Metro today. Also many young beauties
but they caused me no pain. That kind
of longing dissipates with age. It was
nice to wander Prague in the rain.
I bought an umbrella yesterday.
Tapping it on cobbles made
me feel somehow respect-
able, as if I had a cane.
I left Honza alone
with his clock
and took my
time
walking
around. Men in
suits and women
in skirts rushed to
their Monday concerns
but I had the sense of a
slower beating heart beneath it
all and went to Kino Svetozor, a fairly
new arthouse cinema in the center which
which feels as if it's been there
forever--partly
because it houses an enormous collection of
movie
posters covering the whole history of motion
pictures.
I was given a special tour of the archive by
the devotee
who started it all, Pavel Rajcan. He had the
generous spirit
and infectious enthusiasm of a serious
collector and showed me
dozens of examples from the golden age
of Czech and Polish design,
1930-1989. Much of the collection is viewable
online and originals which are
had in duplicate are available for
purchase. Online or in Prague, a must-visit.
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