Les deux bouts de l'échelle, Pierre

Les deux bouts de l'échelle, Pierre (Both Ends of the Ladder, Pierre) is a readable shard in Cyberpunk 2077. It is a stanza from a poem written by Oswald Durand, an author from Haiti like the Voodoo Boys, in Rires et Pleurs (1896).

Location
This shard can be found on top of a water tower near Joss' home.

Transcript
Je répondis: Moi, je suis le rêveur; Je m'en vais doucement, côtoyant la double arche De vos ponts, l'oeil baissé, car j'ai peur, quand je marche, D'écraser un insecte ou bien quelque humble fleur. Je butine, en passant, ou le rire ou le pleur, Car la vie, ici-bas, a toujours ces deux choses

Translation
The text loosely translates as follows:

I answered: I am the dreamer; I slowly stroll about the double arch Of your bridges, looking down, for I am afraid, when I walk, Of squashing an insect or some humble flower. I gather, on my way, laughter or tears, For life, here below, always carries both