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Cardinal Richelieu would be turning in his grave...

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Dec 22, 2024
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If Cardinal Richelieu was alive today, I’m not sure he would be very happy seeing his grand vision of a port at Cap d’Agde realised as a 20th century ‘Super Cannes’ clone.

Both the Cardinal and J G Ballard did share a darker vision though. Whilst Ballard had it in for the future, the Cardinal always seemed hell bent on destroying the …

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