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John abruptly pulled him out of his daydreams.

“Please don't record anything in the whole room, but you can take notes. We will begin our tour shortly.”

It was normal for Corinne to be absent in this situation. Everyone knew the strong celibacy of the famous police force. An Ex-Former Canadian Mounted Policeman vowed not to engage in any sexual activity while serving on the corps. Add to that the fact that he couldn't record anything with his camera at all, and the only distraction for the camera operator was to paint her nails. A couple of former mounted policemen passed in front of them and greeted John Alexander.

“Hello Mountie.”

“See you later Mounties,” John Alexander politely replied to the former mounted policeman couple who had just crossed his path.

“Excuse me,” interrupted Corinne boringly, “what does Mountie mean?”

The former policeman smiled with a correction typical of the ancients.

“Mounties is what we call each other. The origin of the word was lost some time ago because of the Great Smoke, that cruel war against smokers that took place more than fifty years ago. Unfortunately, the smokers burned all the books and only the oral tradition remained.