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Arcade

clandestine lunch at a corner table, splade in the right hand, hers in the left;
snatch of swingy jazz, smoochy saxophone wail;
circular tesselated Roman pavement;
lazy latte moments at the sidewalk cafe;
curling tobacco smoke;
'chef out the back' - white chalk, black board;
mobile-absorbed teen: "Yeh, OK ... meet you there ... oh ... about” trails away;
dingy back alley, colourful graffiti on smoky brickwork;
scurrying kids, no mum, in and out the doorways;
plenty-of-time tourists;
mooching daydreamy lovers;
fragrantly-scented long hair, wafting Exotic Nights surrounds and is gone;
cheery smile, black apron, silver nose ring : slapping, cutting slabs of gooey gum, rolling into sticky jollies;
window challenges: dolls, fairies, witches, games of intellect and imagination;
coloured, multi-patterned expensive dresses;
high heels, flat heels, leather sandals, no shoes;
mini skirts, flappy trousers-, blacks, whites, browns, red, purple;
"You come eat a' my shop. I give you free bottle of wine. It's very good dinner. You not buy better."
heavenly chocolate shops, cake shops, bakeries - ahh!
A feast for the senses
MELBOURNE