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Original Text:UN JOUR DE GARDE - Je descends, par ce que je la monte. - Tiens, moi je remonte parce que je descends!...
Translation:A DAY ON GUARD DUTY. - I'm descending because it's my turn. - I'm going up because I'm off. (Play on words: "monter" means going upstairs. "monter la garde" means to mount guard)