Anywhere one goes in central Zagreb, one can feel the distress of the whores, of which there are many. For the thieves are ebbing away. They are becoming an endangered species nowadays. Now that corruption and organized crime are going out of fashion, at least temporarily, the poor things are destitute. Forever preening themselves, forever casting around, the whores are waiting in vain for their counterparts in the grand social game. When one considers all the money invested in hairdos, puffed up lips, engorged tits, and plush tans, the plight of the whores is not inconsiderable. Not the mention the luxurious clothes, of course. For the time being, my heart goes to them. And no kidding. The best I can do for all the whores on permanent display in the Croatian capital is to wish them many a happy return. They surely deserve their merry thieves, anyway.