I lay sleeping one night
axel stevens
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I had arrived in the city of antwerp.It was a quarter past nine and I decided to walk through the chinese quarter nearby the railwaystation.I photographed a couple of stone dragons at the entrance of the chinese quarter and went on.When I came past a darkened, somewhat subtracted entrance to a doorway I saw a figure lying there.Was he sleeping, dead ? I made the connection with what this neighbourhood is famous for ; nightlife, drunks wino's junks and drugaddics.I took the photos, half afraid the man might wake up.I continued my walk but something did not feel right.What if something was wrong with the fellow ? I saw a young woman with a young child coming out of one of the houses and told her what I saw and told her about my concern for the man's safety and health but she assured me that this was almost an everyday image and not to worry to much.It was likely to be a drunk who had sought a place for the night and given the heavy rainfall of last night, this kept him dry.
Glad I took the shot though.
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