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Le Cardon

Le Cardon

Tribune helvétique · The Swiss Thistle

Le Cardon

« Prickly since forever. Edible with caution. »

Year CLXXVIII · N° 282 Edition of Friday, 9 October 2026 Price: three batz

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Kamran Marwah
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Texts and cartoons © Le Cardon unless otherwise stated. Reproduction requires our prior consent. The illustrations are original satirical drawings; they are not photographs and depict no real scene. IM Fell English and Old Standard TT fonts under the SIL Open Font License.