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		<title>A child&#8217;s dream</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 08:53:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;If I had but two little wingsAnd were a little feathery bird,To you I&#8217;d fly, my dear!But thoughts like these are idle things,And I stay here.&#8221;(S.T. Coleridge in Something childish, but very natural)Seraing (B)</p>
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<p><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">&#8220;If I had but two little wings</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">And were a little feathery bird,</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">To you I&#8217;d fly, my dear!</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">But thoughts like these are idle things,</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">And I stay here.&#8221;<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14px;">(S.T. Coleridge in Something childish, but very natural)</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14px;">Seraing (B)</span></p><p><a class="a2a_button_tumblr" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/tumblr?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefleetingworld.nl%2Fa-shop-window-with-a-childs-mannequin-wrapped-in-paper%2F&amp;linkname=A%20child%E2%80%99s%20dream" title="Tumblr" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_google_gmail" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/google_gmail?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefleetingworld.nl%2Fa-shop-window-with-a-childs-mannequin-wrapped-in-paper%2F&amp;linkname=A%20child%E2%80%99s%20dream" title="Gmail" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_whatsapp" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/whatsapp?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefleetingworld.nl%2Fa-shop-window-with-a-childs-mannequin-wrapped-in-paper%2F&amp;linkname=A%20child%E2%80%99s%20dream" title="WhatsApp" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save addtoany_share" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefleetingworld.nl%2Fa-shop-window-with-a-childs-mannequin-wrapped-in-paper%2F&#038;title=A%20child%E2%80%99s%20dream" data-a2a-url="https://www.thefleetingworld.nl/a-shop-window-with-a-childs-mannequin-wrapped-in-paper/" data-a2a-title="A child’s dream"></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://www.thefleetingworld.nl/a-shop-window-with-a-childs-mannequin-wrapped-in-paper/">A child&#8217;s dream</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.thefleetingworld.nl">the fleeting world; bubbles in a stream</a>.</p>
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		<title>&#8220;How does it feel to be such a freak?&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:17:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Because something is happening hereBut ya&#8217; don&#8217;t know what it isDo you, Mister Jones?&#8221;(Bob Dylan in Ballad of a thin man)Seraing (B)</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.thefleetingworld.nl/a-shop-window-with-mannequins-wrapped-in-newspapers-and-wrapping-paper/">&#8220;How does it feel to be such a freak?&#8221;</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.thefleetingworld.nl">the fleeting world; bubbles in a stream</a>.</p>
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<p><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">&#8220;Because something is happening here</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">But ya&#8217; don&#8217;t know what it is</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Do you, Mister Jones?&#8221;<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14px;">(Bob Dylan in Ballad of a thin man)</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14px;">Seraing (B)</span></p><p><a class="a2a_button_tumblr" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/tumblr?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefleetingworld.nl%2Fa-shop-window-with-mannequins-wrapped-in-newspapers-and-wrapping-paper%2F&amp;linkname=%E2%80%9CHow%20does%20it%20feel%20to%20be%20such%20a%20freak%3F%E2%80%9D" title="Tumblr" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_google_gmail" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/google_gmail?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefleetingworld.nl%2Fa-shop-window-with-mannequins-wrapped-in-newspapers-and-wrapping-paper%2F&amp;linkname=%E2%80%9CHow%20does%20it%20feel%20to%20be%20such%20a%20freak%3F%E2%80%9D" title="Gmail" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_whatsapp" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/whatsapp?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefleetingworld.nl%2Fa-shop-window-with-mannequins-wrapped-in-newspapers-and-wrapping-paper%2F&amp;linkname=%E2%80%9CHow%20does%20it%20feel%20to%20be%20such%20a%20freak%3F%E2%80%9D" title="WhatsApp" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save addtoany_share" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefleetingworld.nl%2Fa-shop-window-with-mannequins-wrapped-in-newspapers-and-wrapping-paper%2F&#038;title=%E2%80%9CHow%20does%20it%20feel%20to%20be%20such%20a%20freak%3F%E2%80%9D" data-a2a-url="https://www.thefleetingworld.nl/a-shop-window-with-mannequins-wrapped-in-newspapers-and-wrapping-paper/" data-a2a-title="“How does it feel to be such a freak?”"></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://www.thefleetingworld.nl/a-shop-window-with-mannequins-wrapped-in-newspapers-and-wrapping-paper/">&#8220;How does it feel to be such a freak?&#8221;</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.thefleetingworld.nl">the fleeting world; bubbles in a stream</a>.</p>
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		<title>The switchmaster&#8217;s chair remains empty</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[nikcob]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:11:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;empty roomsvacant chairsopen doorsfootsteps going outsomewhere where to? who knows?who cares?&#8221;(R. Bastasa in Empty rooms empty chairs)Seraing (B)</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.thefleetingworld.nl/a-chair-in-an-abandoned-electrical-switch-gear-cabin/">The switchmaster&#8217;s chair remains empty</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.thefleetingworld.nl">the fleeting world; bubbles in a stream</a>.</p>
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<p><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">&#8220;empty rooms</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">vacant chairs</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">open doors</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">footsteps going out</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">somewhere</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">where to? who knows?</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">who cares?&#8221;<br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">(R. Bastasa in Empty rooms empty chairs)<br /></span>Seraing (B)</span></p><p><a class="a2a_button_tumblr" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/tumblr?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefleetingworld.nl%2Fa-chair-in-an-abandoned-electrical-switch-gear-cabin%2F&amp;linkname=The%20switchmaster%E2%80%99s%20chair%20remains%20empty" title="Tumblr" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_google_gmail" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/google_gmail?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefleetingworld.nl%2Fa-chair-in-an-abandoned-electrical-switch-gear-cabin%2F&amp;linkname=The%20switchmaster%E2%80%99s%20chair%20remains%20empty" title="Gmail" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_whatsapp" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/whatsapp?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefleetingworld.nl%2Fa-chair-in-an-abandoned-electrical-switch-gear-cabin%2F&amp;linkname=The%20switchmaster%E2%80%99s%20chair%20remains%20empty" title="WhatsApp" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save addtoany_share" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefleetingworld.nl%2Fa-chair-in-an-abandoned-electrical-switch-gear-cabin%2F&#038;title=The%20switchmaster%E2%80%99s%20chair%20remains%20empty" data-a2a-url="https://www.thefleetingworld.nl/a-chair-in-an-abandoned-electrical-switch-gear-cabin/" data-a2a-title="The switchmaster’s chair remains empty"></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://www.thefleetingworld.nl/a-chair-in-an-abandoned-electrical-switch-gear-cabin/">The switchmaster&#8217;s chair remains empty</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.thefleetingworld.nl">the fleeting world; bubbles in a stream</a>.</p>
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		<title>&#8220;Adressez vous au concierge&#8221; but not too fast!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 09:24:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Seraing (B)</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.thefleetingworld.nl/a-weathered-20-km-h-speed-limit-sign-address-the-concierge/">&#8220;Adressez vous au concierge&#8221; but not too fast!</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.thefleetingworld.nl">the fleeting world; bubbles in a stream</a>.</p>
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<p><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14px;">Seraing (B)</span></p><p><a class="a2a_button_tumblr" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/tumblr?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefleetingworld.nl%2Fa-weathered-20-km-h-speed-limit-sign-address-the-concierge%2F&amp;linkname=%E2%80%9CAdressez%20vous%20au%20concierge%E2%80%9D%20but%20not%20too%20fast%21" title="Tumblr" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_google_gmail" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/google_gmail?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefleetingworld.nl%2Fa-weathered-20-km-h-speed-limit-sign-address-the-concierge%2F&amp;linkname=%E2%80%9CAdressez%20vous%20au%20concierge%E2%80%9D%20but%20not%20too%20fast%21" title="Gmail" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_whatsapp" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/whatsapp?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefleetingworld.nl%2Fa-weathered-20-km-h-speed-limit-sign-address-the-concierge%2F&amp;linkname=%E2%80%9CAdressez%20vous%20au%20concierge%E2%80%9D%20but%20not%20too%20fast%21" title="WhatsApp" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save addtoany_share" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefleetingworld.nl%2Fa-weathered-20-km-h-speed-limit-sign-address-the-concierge%2F&#038;title=%E2%80%9CAdressez%20vous%20au%20concierge%E2%80%9D%20but%20not%20too%20fast%21" data-a2a-url="https://www.thefleetingworld.nl/a-weathered-20-km-h-speed-limit-sign-address-the-concierge/" data-a2a-title="“Adressez vous au concierge” but not too fast!"></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://www.thefleetingworld.nl/a-weathered-20-km-h-speed-limit-sign-address-the-concierge/">&#8220;Adressez vous au concierge&#8221; but not too fast!</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.thefleetingworld.nl">the fleeting world; bubbles in a stream</a>.</p>
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