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FrenchB1 · Solid intermediateTrue CrimeThe day the Mona Lisa vanished

En août 1911, la Joconde disparaît du Louvre.

In August 1911, the Mona Lisa disappears from the Louvre.

Pendant deux jours, personne ne remarque le mur vide.

For two days, nobody notices the empty wall.

remarquenotices · from remarquer, to notice
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