I am sitting on my terrace in the city of Grenoble, which directly faces the Chaîne de Belledonne, a mighty massif of the French Alps. It seems impenetrable in its immensity, a great wall at the end of the world. I am sipping lukewarm coffee and can hear the faint murmur of the small square six floors below, but the silent, purple mountains in front of …
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