{"id":3565,"date":"2026-05-28T06:52:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T03:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gazeta.am\/?p=3565"},"modified":"2026-05-28T06:52:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T03:52:24","slug":"le-lieutenant-colonel-sentit-une-goutte-de-sueur-froide-glisser-lentement-le-long-de-sa-nuque","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gazeta.am\/?p=3565","title":{"rendered":"Le lieutenant-colonel sentit une goutte de sueur froide glisser lentement le long de sa nuque."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le wagon avan\u00e7ait toujours dans un grondement m\u00e9tallique r\u00e9gulier, mais lui avait l\u2019impression \u00e9trange que l\u2019air manquait soudainement autour de lui.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les br\u00fblures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cette cicatrice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ces d\u00e9corations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tout ce qu\u2019il avait pris quelques minutes plus t\u00f4t pour l\u2019attitude insolente d\u2019une jeune femme arrogante venait brutalement de s\u2019effondrer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Et le pire\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">C\u2019\u00e9tait le regard des autres passagers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Quelques instants auparavant, certains souriaient encore discr\u00e8tement en voyant l\u2019officier hausser le ton contre elle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maintenant, plus personne ne riait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Une vieille dame assise pr\u00e8s de la fen\u00eatre d\u00e9tourna m\u00eame les yeux du lieutenant-colonel avec un m\u00e9lange visible de malaise et de reproche silencieux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Comme si elle venait elle aussi de comprendre qu\u2019il avait franchi une limite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La jeune femme, elle, ne semblait chercher ni vengeance ni humiliation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">C\u2019\u00e9tait presque plus d\u00e9rangeant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elle restait droite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Calme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ma\u00eetris\u00e9e.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Comme quelqu\u2019un qui avait appris depuis longtemps \u00e0 survivre au chaos sans gaspiller son \u00e9nergie inutilement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/gazeta.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1aadd-2-576x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gazeta.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1aadd-2-576x1024.png 576w, https:\/\/gazeta.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1aadd-2-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/gazeta.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1aadd-2-768x1365.png 768w, https:\/\/gazeta.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1aadd-2-864x1536.png 864w, https:\/\/gazeta.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1aadd-2.png 941w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le lieutenant-colonel inspira lentement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Puis il parla enfin, mais sa voix avait chang\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moins dure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moins s\u00fbre d\u2019elle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Votre unit\u00e9\u2026 o\u00f9 avez-vous servi ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La jeune femme le regarda quelques secondes avant de r\u00e9pondre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Plusieurs endroits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Lesquels ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Un silence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Puis elle r\u00e9pondit simplement :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 L\u00e0 o\u00f9 les gens criaient le plus fort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ces mots glac\u00e8rent le wagon entier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">M\u00eame les deux adolescents au fond qui regardaient des vid\u00e9os sur leur t\u00e9l\u00e9phone relev\u00e8rent les yeux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Parce qu\u2019il y avait quelque chose dans sa mani\u00e8re de parler\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Quelque chose qui ne ressemblait pas \u00e0 une formule dramatique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">C\u2019\u00e9tait du v\u00e9cu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Du vrai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le lieutenant-colonel sentit son ventre se contracter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il connaissait cette mani\u00e8re de r\u00e9pondre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les militaires qui avaient r\u00e9ellement connu les zones de catastrophe parlaient souvent ainsi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Peu de mots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aucun d\u00e9tail inutile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Comme si certains souvenirs \u00e9taient trop lourds pour \u00eatre expliqu\u00e9s \u00e0 voix haute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il tenta de reprendre contenance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Pourtant, votre comportement reste inappropri\u00e9 dans un espace public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cette fois, quelques voyageurs \u00e9chang\u00e8rent des regards agac\u00e9s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">M\u00eame eux comprenaient qu\u2019il essayait surtout de sauver ce qui lui restait d\u2019autorit\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La jeune femme baissa lentement les yeux vers ses mains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Puis elle murmura :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Inappropri\u00e9 ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sa voix restait calme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mais cette fois\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Une fatigue immense traversa chacun de ses mots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elle releva ensuite doucement la t\u00eate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Vous savez ce qui est inappropri\u00e9, mon colonel ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le wagon entier sembla retenir son souffle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elle continua :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Ramasser des enfants d\u00e9chiquet\u00e9s apr\u00e8s un bombardement pendant que des gens en costume discutent de protocoles dans des bureaux chauff\u00e9s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Un silence brutal tomba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Personne ne bougeait plus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">M\u00eame le bruit du m\u00e9tro semblait soudain plus lointain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le lieutenant-colonel resta fig\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La jeune femme poursuivit sans hausser la voix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Et cette ma\u00eetrise rendait ses paroles encore plus puissantes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Vous savez ce qui est inappropri\u00e9 ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elle regarda bri\u00e8vement ses mains br\u00fbl\u00e9es.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Sentir l\u2019odeur de chair br\u00fbl\u00e9e pendant des semaines au point de ne plus r\u00e9ussir \u00e0 manger normalement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Une femme pr\u00e8s de la porte posa instinctivement la main sur sa bouche.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le lieutenant-colonel, lui, ne r\u00e9pondait plus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Parce qu\u2019au fond de lui\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Quelque chose venait de c\u00e9der.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La jeune femme inspira lentement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Puis ajouta :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Vous savez ce qui est vraiment inappropri\u00e9 ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cette fois, sa voix trembla l\u00e9g\u00e8rement pour la premi\u00e8re fois.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tr\u00e8s l\u00e9g\u00e8rement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Enterrer ses amis dans des sacs noirs avant m\u00eame d\u2019avoir eu le temps de leur dire au revoir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le wagon entier devint muet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Compl\u00e8tement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plus personne ne regardait son t\u00e9l\u00e9phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plus personne ne bougeait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Et soudain\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le lieutenant-colonel comprit enfin pourquoi ce regard l\u2019avait autant d\u00e9rang\u00e9 depuis le d\u00e9but.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ce n\u2019\u00e9tait pas de l\u2019insolence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ni de l\u2019arrogance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">C\u2019\u00e9tait autre chose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cette femme avait d\u00e9j\u00e0 travers\u00e9 des horreurs que lui-m\u00eame n\u2019avait jamais connues malgr\u00e9 ses ann\u00e9es de carri\u00e8re.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il le sentait maintenant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Et cette v\u00e9rit\u00e9 l\u2019\u00e9crasa brutalement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il avala difficilement sa salive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 O\u00f9 avez-vous \u00e9t\u00e9 bless\u00e9e ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elle ne r\u00e9pondit pas imm\u00e9diatement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ses yeux se perdirent quelques secondes dans la vitre du wagon o\u00f9 les lumi\u00e8res du tunnel d\u00e9filaient rapidement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Puis elle murmura :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Dans une \u00e9cole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le silence devint presque douloureux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Un homme en costume fron\u00e7a lentement les sourcils.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Une \u00e9cole ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le lieutenant-colonel sentit son c\u0153ur ralentir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Que s\u2019est-il pass\u00e9 ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La jeune femme ferma bri\u00e8vement les yeux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Et quand elle parla de nouveau, sa voix semblait venir de tr\u00e8s loin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Une frappe a\u00e9rienne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Personne ne respirait plus normalement dans le wagon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 On nous avait dit que la zone \u00e9tait \u00e9vacu\u00e9e.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elle d\u00e9glutit difficilement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Elle ne l\u2019\u00e9tait pas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le lieutenant-colonel sentit un froid lui traverser le dos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La jeune femme continua :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Quand nous sommes arriv\u00e9s\u2026 le b\u00e2timent br\u00fblait encore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sa main droite trembla l\u00e9g\u00e8rement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Presque imperceptiblement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mais le lieutenant-colonel le remarqua imm\u00e9diatement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Et cela le bouleversa plus que le reste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Parce qu\u2019elle se battait encore int\u00e9rieurement contre ses souvenirs en ce moment m\u00eame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dans ce wagon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Devant des inconnus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elle fixa le sol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Il y avait des enfants partout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Une femme \u00e2g\u00e9e essuya discr\u00e8tement une larme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La jeune militaire reprit :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Certains respiraient encore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sa voix se brisa l\u00e9g\u00e8rement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Enfin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pour la premi\u00e8re fois.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 On essayait juste d\u2019en sauver le plus possible\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Puis elle s\u2019interrompit brusquement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Comme si son corps refusait d\u2019aller plus loin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le wagon \u00e9tait devenu irr\u00e9el.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">M\u00eame les lumi\u00e8res froides semblaient plus p\u00e2les.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le lieutenant-colonel regardait d\u00e9sormais cette femme d\u2019une mani\u00e8re totalement diff\u00e9rente.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Et cela le d\u00e9truisait int\u00e9rieurement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Parce qu\u2019il venait de comprendre qu\u2019il avait trait\u00e9 comme une enfant insolente quelqu\u2019un qui portait d\u00e9j\u00e0 suffisamment de cicatrices pour plusieurs vies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il tenta alors quelque chose qu\u2019il n\u2019avait probablement pas fait depuis tr\u00e8s longtemps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il baissa l\u00e9g\u00e8rement la t\u00eate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Un geste presque imperceptible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mais tout le monde le vit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Je\u2026 ne savais pas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La jeune femme le regarda calmement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Et r\u00e9pondit doucement :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Non. Vous ne vouliez pas savoir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cette phrase le frappa plus violemment qu\u2019un cri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Parce qu\u2019au fond\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elle avait raison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Depuis qu\u2019elle \u00e9tait mont\u00e9e dans le wagon, il avait imm\u00e9diatement jug\u00e9 son \u00e2ge, son apparence, son manteau froiss\u00e9, sa posture fatigu\u00e9e.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il avait vu ce qu\u2019il voulait voir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pas la r\u00e9alit\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Et cette r\u00e9alit\u00e9 se tenait maintenant devant lui avec des cicatrices impossibles \u00e0 cacher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le m\u00e9tro ralentit soudainement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Une annonce gr\u00e9silla dans les haut-parleurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prochaine station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mais personne ne bougea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Comme si tout le wagon refusait inconsciemment de briser cet instant \u00e9trange.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le lieutenant-colonel observa alors quelque chose qu\u2019il n\u2019avait pas remarqu\u00e9 auparavant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La jeune femme semblait \u00e9puis\u00e9e.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pas simplement fatigu\u00e9e.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00c9puis\u00e9e profond\u00e9ment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ses yeux portaient ces ombres particuli\u00e8res que connaissent les m\u00e9decins militaires apr\u00e8s trop de nuits sans sommeil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Et soudain\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il remarqua autre chose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sous la manche de son uniforme d\u00e9passait discr\u00e8tement un bracelet d\u2019h\u00f4pital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Son regard changea imm\u00e9diatement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Vous sortez d\u2019un centre m\u00e9dical ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La jeune femme h\u00e9sita.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Puis r\u00e9pondit :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Oui.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Vous \u00eates bless\u00e9e ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Un long silence suivit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Puis elle r\u00e9pondit tr\u00e8s calmement :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le mot tomba dans le wagon comme une explosion silencieuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Une jeune fille pr\u00e8s des portes baissa imm\u00e9diatement les yeux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le lieutenant-colonel sentit son souffle se bloquer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cancer ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La jeune femme d\u00e9tourna l\u00e9g\u00e8rement le regard vers la vitre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Stade trois.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">M\u00eame les roues du m\u00e9tro semblaient soudain faire moins de bruit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elle continua doucement :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Les m\u00e9decins disent que les produits respir\u00e9s pendant certaines interventions ont probablement acc\u00e9l\u00e9r\u00e9 la maladie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le lieutenant-colonel n\u2019arrivait plus \u00e0 parler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il regardait cette femme comme si tout ce qu\u2019il croyait comprendre du courage venait d\u2019\u00eatre red\u00e9fini sous ses yeux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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