... the old Berlin — last vestige of a mysterious fête — wheeled away from the gravelled road and went lurching noiselessly across country over a grass-grown track. Beyond the hedge nothing could be seen of it but the driver's cap bobbing up and down.

AlainFournier
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In the second paragraph of the story, we learn that "the old Berlin" is a memento of a previous life. In this life, the old Berlin must have been a very special person. It goes on to show that even though we have many lives ahead of us, some people are more special than others.

Source: Le Grand Meaulnes

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