But cars are still few enough for the curbs on both sides to be lined with people sittlng to chat. Along the sidewalks, private deal- ers lay out small quantities oi illegally imported candy bars, cooklerJ, soft drinks and beer and sacks of dried pumpkin seed. The poverty of this largely unemployed city can be measured by perhaps 20 sellers wait- ing until late in the evening with a stock whose total value, ior the length of the boulevard, would fall short of three digits in dollars. Comza Gjeci sells rarer goods. 10 people in all.
None have reeular lobs.
Mr. Gjeci does not want to sell Ms own books yet, he said, so he buys books others are forced to part with in this time of need.