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La Rédemption de Margot

Margot, architecte paysagiste renommée, arrive au bureau avant l'aube pour contempler les esquisses étalées sur sa table de travail. Ce matin-là, elle doit finaliser le projet de réaménagement d'une friche industrielle en parc urbain. Ses collègues la considèrent comme excentrique, mais ils respectent son dévouement farouche. Entre deux appels téléphoniques, elle griffonne des notes marginales, affine les détails avec une précision maniaque. À midi, elle refuse le déjeuner habituel pour se perdre davantage dans ses calculs. Son assistante, Julienne, ne peut que secouer la tête en admirant cette obsession créative. En fin d'après-midi, Margot émerge enfin de sa concentration profonde, victorieuse. Le projet resplendit sur l'écran—une symphonie de verdure et de béton pensée, non imposée. Elle sourit, sachant que cet espace transformé apportera de la vie à un quartier oublié.

1. Margot arrive au bureau après le lever du soleil.

Hint: Pay attention to the exact time mentioned at the beginning.

2. Margot accepte de déjeuner avec ses collègues à midi.

Hint: What does she do instead of eating lunch?

3. Quel est le type de projet que Margot doit finaliser ce jour-là ?

Hint: Look for the words describing what used to occupy the space and what it will become.

4. Comment les collègues de Margot perçoivent-ils son attitude professionnelle ?

Hint: Find the phrase that directly describes what her colleagues think of her approach.

5. Quel sentiment Margot éprouve-t-elle à la fin de sa journée de travail ?

Hint: Consider her emotional state when she finally looks at the completed project on screen.

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