frog & fog (30)
"So according to you, we need to find the former residence of a famous writer, then connect that location to Père Lachaise Cemetery and draw a circle, right?" Gong Saiyi asked.
Severus did not answer.
"There are many famous writers in France, and not all their addresses are marked on maps," Gong Saiyi said. "Besides, Paris has been rebuilt for so many years. It has long ceased to be what it was two hundred years ago."
"Do you remember why Père Lachaise Cemetery was built?" Severus asked.
"Of course," Gong Saiyi said. "The cemeteries within the city weren't enough."
"The catacombs too," Severus said. "And Lyall Mayer mentioned them."
"So..."
Just as Severus was about to draw a line, he paused, then connected Père Lachaise Cemetery to the Paris Observatory.
"Why?" Gong Saiyi asked, staring at the straight line.
"The catacombs are a vast network of pits and tunnels. The entrance marked on modern maps is only one part of it. How do you know it's the same as it was two hundred years ago?" Severus said.
"Then why did you choose the observatory?" Gong Saiyi asked.
"It has never moved, and the people working there have always watched the sky. Do you think they ever discovered Heaven through their telescopes?" Severus asked.
"All right, if you say so." Gong Saiyi shrugged. "Let's see whether there are any writers' residences along this line."
The two of them bent over the map and searched carefully.
"Here." Gong Saiyi pointed to a spot. "Could this be the Curie Museum?"
"Curie? Marie Curie?" Severus asked.
"She was a scientist, but she also counted as a literary figure," Gong Saiyi said. "The Curie Museum was where she conducted her radium experiments."
Severus laughed. "Conducting radioactive experiments in a densely populated