1.
Behind the statue. André Breton
Everywhere in the conversation of the two personages. René Char
In the porticoes. Paul Eluard
Very near, behind the first arcades. Alberto Giacometti
On the spectator's side. Maurice Henry
On our side, but we turn our backs to it. Benjamin Péret
Ten miles away behind the chimneys. Tristan Tzara
2.
In the second arcade. It is the gory phantom of a woman. André Breton
It would be seen perhaps at the window above the porticoes. J.J. Monnerot
It would appear suddenly from under the stone behind the statue. Benjamin Péret
3.
Villas, the richest ones covered with snow. Very far away, woman-shaped derricks. Artificial storms are blowing over shacks made of rags with windows of yellow reeds. Deserted squares are encircled with a beautiful leather belt, thirty feet high, with an obscene glass buckle. André Breton
A landscape in the Vosges, or in Sardinia. A few swamps, a dead sea. Immediately behind the chimneys, a chocolate factory. Under the roof, horsehair stocks. Volcanic ground. It's a beach. It's Devil's Island. In the distance and sometimes in the folds of the flag, the phantom of Hannibal. The statue is made of earth. Undergound pipes drain it in order to keep it fresh. Sulfur emanations in the air.. René Char
The town is on a plateau. Sheer walls on all sides. Then, at the foot of the walls, the same square, then other walls, other squares, etc. Paul Eluard
Around the town, a circle of sand with a stretched canvas bordering it. Alberto Giacometti
There is no town, only the square at the top of a high mountain. Leaning over the railings, one sees only water and smoke. Yolande Oliviero
Abandoned vineyards, a tangle of guillotines, here and there gravel shaped like swallows' eggs. A carpet made of dead butterflies starts from the sea in a straight line and ends between the chimneys. It is sprinked with red wine and goats' excretment.Tristan Tzara
4.
Inside the plinth of the statue. André Breton
on the plinth of the statue. Paul Eluard
Under the porticoes at right. Alberto Giacometti
Standing, in the middle of the square, regardless of the two personages, who are dead. Benjamin Péret
The painting being blind, love would be made in the sun. Tristan Tzara
5.
Behind the moving van, out of sight of the chimneys and always changing place to watch the locomotive advancing slowly. André Breton
Near the locomotive, between the arcades and the chimney at left, very far into the landscape. Benjamin Péret
Turning one's back to the painting. Tristan Tzara
6.
In a railway station that is outside the picture, at the right. Paul Eluard
In the background, to the right of the chimney. Alberto Giacometti
In the statue's right hand. Maurice Henry
On the stone, exactly. Yolande Oliviero
On the statue's right foot. Benjamin Péret
On the stone at left. Tristan Tzara
7.
Lincoln. André Breton
The father. Paul Eluard
A disciple of Cavour. Alberto Giacometti
A furniture mover, famous in the country. Maurice Henry
Benjamin Franklin. Yolande Oliviero
The inventor of decalcomania. Benjamin Péret
A celebrated inventor in matters of baking. Tristan Tzara
8.
Eleven p.m. André Breton
Noon. Paul Eluard
Three a.m. The sun is false. Alberto Giacometti
Noon. Maurice Henry
Four-thirty p.m. César Moro
Five p.m. in summer. Yolande Oliviero
Between six and seven p.m. in June. Benjamin Péret
The midnight sun. Tristan Tzara
9.
Spend your honeymoon in Detroit. Paul Eluard
The word soap above each arcade. Alberto Giacometti
Paramount. Maurice Henry
Dubonnet. Yolande Oliviero
Bovril or Bowling. Tristan Tzara
