Okay, okay, let’s try to figure this out. Based on the first bit, about the “flacon recarregável de PARADOXE Eau de Parfum,” it’s probably something to do with *paradox*, you know, that whole thing where something seems self-contradictory but might actually be true? Like, “I must be cruel to be kind,” that Shakespearean biz. Maybe “Rep Paradoxe” refers to something that seems contradictory but is actually a good marketing thing, like an environmentally-friendly perfume bottle that *also* looks super fancy and expensive.
And then there’s that bit about the perfume logo, “o logótipo em forma de triângulo invertido,” which, I mean, *sounds* interesting, but doesn’t really clear anything up. Is the paradox *that* the logo is simple but also iconic? Is it a symbol for some deeper philosophical thing I’m missing cuz I just wanted to find out what “rep paradoxe” meant, dang it?
BUT WAIT! There’s more confusion! We got Emily Chenevert, the journalist from Louisiana, thrown into the mix. What does she have to do with any of this? Maybe she *wrote* about the perfume? Or maybe she’s covering the video game company Paradox Interactive, and that’s where the customer support stuff comes in. Gah! Brain overload.
And then, just to add insult to injury, we have some random fabric swatch thing talking about “monitor calibration differences.” Like, seriously? Is this some kind of weird postmodern art project designed to make me question the meaning of existence?
Okay, deep breaths. Maybe “Rep Paradoxe” isn’t one thing. Maybe it’s just a coincidence that all these fragments mention “paradox” or something related. Maybe the key is that bit from the “Figures de Style” exercise about “souffrir de ne pas souffrir” – suffering from not suffering? *That* is a paradox. And the answer is… paradoxe. (Mind. Blown.)
