Bertrand puts down the newspaper. He watches the fan in front of him turning at full speed. Slowly, he passes a finger through the metal grille. Bertrand feels the pain. Yeah, it hurts a lot. But he’s pleased because now he knows he’s not dreaming. Smartphones at BASE really do start from €9. Bertrand will now go to emergency for stitches. Later, he’ll go to a BASE shop to buy the Huawei P8 lite.