Mérimée wrote Carmen. Lesser known is he also wrote the hardest French dictation in 1857 requested by the Empress. I once tried it & made 60 mistakes while Napoleon III made 62. So quite proud. The Austrian Ambassador passing through made only 3 !
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🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/CaroleTongue/status/1727953657507750332#m

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