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The models, who work for the city of Paris posing for students and professional artists, said the end of the "cornet" was the last straw.

So the city employs the nude models. That seems like a pretty odd arrangement.

She said an average wage of 10 euros ($13) an hour for posing sessions that often lasted around three hours was inadequate.

I think she has a point, there. Thirteen bucks an hour for what is skilled work is pretty low wages.

Christophe Girard, an official responsible for cultural affairs at the Paris city hall, said authorities had no choice but to ban the cornet, which had been ruled illegal.

Why was this done? Was the system being abused, with the cornet being exchanged for ... (ahem) ... other services?

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So the city employs the nude models. That seems like a pretty odd arrangement.

All hail socialism.