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Chronos
Nouvelle fantastique
Publication en anglais dans le numéro 419 de:
Bewildering Stories
One appointment followed the other without him being fully aware of them. Out of habit, he went at it brilliantly, like an automaton doing its work, doing it well but in a rut and rather absent-mindedly. He took the elevator down and found himself in the street. A brief glance at his watch informed him that he barely had 45 minutes to grab a bite, rush to the jeweler’s and come back to see his client. He picked up a sandwich on the way.
“Any change to spare, Sir? ” asked a vagrant, as he was walking by.
He didn’t stop, didn’t even slow down.
“Sorry, no time!”
He kept on walking.
“I have time to spare. We can trade if you wish !!”