Dear citoyens d'Corbeil-Essones--

I need to apologize for thinking bad thoughts about your community, in which I have recently made my home. Judging by the number of cars on my street with smashed windshields, broken side mirrors, and dented hoods--several new victims every week--I deemed the neighborhood unsafe, and worried about my car's future.

And then, one day, I realized that the victimized cars were always along the same short stretch of road--in front of an auto-body shop.

Please accept my apologies.

Mlle. Ann-Elise
p.s. I am, however, still a bit concerned about the tendency for people in and near the hospital to be ill. You may want to look into that.