Things put up with the doll, none of them love it, we might imagine that the table throws it down, scarcely have we withdrawn our glance, before it is lying once more on the floor.

(Rilke, Some Reflections on Dolls)

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Pictures of the tiny doll repair shop just on the corner of Via del Vantaggio in Rome. The old woman was just closing up as we walked past. I noticed an old black and white photo of Roman Polanski stuck to the wall inside.