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T??ete ?a ?ata???sete ??? µ??? t?? a??a?a a??? ?a? t? s??????? ????a µe µ?a ?e????s?;
??t? e??a? t? ß?ß??? ??a sa?!
(??a??t?ste ?a? ta ???a ß?ß??a t?? se????)
S??p?? a?t?? t?? ß?ß???? e??a? ?a sa? ß????se? ?a ?ata???sete ?,t? de? e?????? ?? ta??d??t???? ?d????.
?p??e?te ?a ß?e?te p???? ß?ß??a ??a t?? a??a?a ????a. ?? ft?sete e?e?, µ?a ?e????s? ?a sa? d?se? ??e? t?? p????f???e? p?? ?a ??e?aste?te.
?? ???eta? ?µ?? µe t?? ????a st??? a???e? p?? a???????sa?; ?? ???eta? µe ta pa??? sp?t?a, t?? pa???? e????s?e?, ta t?aµ??, ta ???t?? ?a? ???a ????sta a?????ata p?? s??a?t?e? ?a?e?? pa?t??;
??t? t? ß?ß???, p?? ???ft??e ap? ??a? e?d??? t?? ????a? ?a? pe???aµß??e? µe???? a???µ? f?t???af??? ?a? ?ept?µe??? ?a?t??, µa?? µe t?? pa???s?as? ???? t?? s?µa?t???te??? a?????at?? t?? ????a? ???? t?? ep????, ?a sa? ß????se? ep?s?? ?a ?ata???sete t?? p??? t?? s?µe?a ?a? ?a µ?? ???sete ?aµ???? ?? ep?s??pte?.
??t? ???eta? µ?s? t???? d?ad??µ??:
? p??t? d?ad??µ? ?a sa? ?d???se? µ?sa ap? t?? ????a, t?? p???ep?ped? p????a t?? ?st?????? ???t??? t?? ????a?, ?t?sµ??? p??? ap? t?? a??a?a p??? ?a? ?????ta a?aµeµe??µ??? µa?? t??, ?p?? ?a ß?e?te µ??µe?a ap? ??e? t?? pe???d??? t?? a???a???? ?st???a?, ap? t?? ???a??t?ta ??? t? s??????? ep???. t? ß??a?t??? ?a? t?? ???µa???? pe???d?.
? «???µe?a??? ????a?» e??a? ? p??te???µe?? de?te?? d?ad??µ? se pe??pt?s? p?? ???ete ?a a?a?a???ete ta ?????te?a µ??µe?a t?? ?e???as???? ????a?, t?? s???????? p???? p?? d?µ?????????e ap? t? 1833 ?a? µet? ?? p??te???sa t?? ?e??d?????t?? ????????? ???t???.
? t??t? d?ad??µ? a?t?st???e? se a?t? p?? e??a? ep?s?µa ???st? ?? «?e????? ?e??pat??». ???a? ??a? pe??d??µ?? p?? s??d?e? t??? pe??ss?te???? ap? t??? s?µa?t???te???? a??a?????????? ?????? t?? ????a?. ?? ?a? a?t?? ?? t?p??es?e? p???????ta? ??????????? ap? ta pe??ss?te?a a?????ata p?? pa???s??st??a? p??????µ????, pa???s?????ta? te?e?ta?e?.
? ????? e??a? ?t? ? «?e????? ?e??pat??» d?µ?????????e µ???? st?? a???? t?? 21?? a???a, s??d???ta? t?p??es?e? p?? p??????µ???? ?ta? «?aµ??e?» st?? ast??? ?st? t?? s???????? p???? ?a? s???? d?s???? ?a ß?e???? ?a? ?a p??spe?ast???. ? e????a p?? pa???s?????? s?µe?a e??a? se µe???? ßa?µ? t? ap?t??esµa a?t?? t?? p??sfat?? pa?eµß?se??, ep?µ???? a?t? t? ß?ß??? s???st? a?t? t? se??? st?? ep?s?e?? t???.
Ost?s?, a? p??t?µ?te, µp??e?te p??ta ?a a???????sete t?? «?e???? ?e??pat?» ?a? ?a ep?s?ef?e?te a?t??? t??? a??a?????????? ?????? p??? a???????sete t?? ???e? d?? p??te???µe?e? d?ad??µ??.
? s????af?a? a?t?? t?? ß?ß???? e??a? ??t???? d?da?t?????? d?p??µat?? st?? ?st???a t?? ????te?t?????? ap? t? ?????? ?ets?ß?? ????te??e?? ?a? µetapt???a??? d?p??µat?? st?? p??stas?a t?? a???te?t?????? ???????µ??? ap? t?? Ecole de Chaillot t?? ?a??s???. ???a? ?a????t?? st? ?a?ep?st?µ?? ?e??p????s??, ?p?? d?d?s?e? a?t? ta µa??µata. ???a? ep?s?? ???e?µ?? p???t?st???? pe??p????.
?a ta??d??t??? t?? ß?ß??a (?????? s?et??? µe t?? ????da) ape??????ta? se sa?, t?? a?a???st? µe ?d?a?te?? e?d?af???? ??a t??? p???t?st????? t?p???. G?a ?a sa? ß????s??? ?a ?ata???sete ?a??te?a ?a? ?a ??µ?ste a?t??? t??? t?p???, ????? ??afte? ?? ?e????s?. ?e???aµß????? s??a?t?se?? µe e?d?af????ta ?t?µa ?a? ???e? p??s?p???? ta??d??t???? eµpe???e? p?? ?a sa? ß????s??? ?a ???a??sete t? d??? sa? ta??d? p??a ap? ta t????st??? ???s?.