“You�ve seen them, you�ve seen us all. Adamsberg and his inaccessible wanderings. Danglard, the walking encyclopedia, who has to run after the commissaire to stop the train going off the tracks. No�l, who�s a loner and likes being as crude and narrow-minded as he can get away with. Lamarre is so shy he never looks you in the face. Kernorkian�s afraid of the dark and germs. Voisenet�s a heavyweight, who goes back to his zoology as soon as your back is turned. Justin�s a perfectionist, meticulous to the point of paralysis. Adamsberg doesn�t always remember which is Voisenet and which is Justin, he�s always calling them by the wrong name, but neither one of them minds. Froissy is always unhappy about something or other, and eats to make up for it. Estal�re, whom you�ve met now, is a worshipper. Mercadet�s a genius with figures, but he can�t keep his eyes open in the afternoon. Mordent�s inclined to take a tragic view, and has hundreds of books on stories and legends. I�m the big fat all-purpose cow of the team, according to No�l. So what the heck are you doing in this outfit?”(This Night’s Foul Work)
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