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Stories about abuse, about violence, or about economic disasters. They are all losers in a system that has no interest in them or the ressources to help them. And they are only a handful out of an estimated 1500 who live secret lives under the European capital.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> Poul Madsen \/ Denmark <\/p>\n<p> <span style=\"color: #000000\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bombayfc.com\/bucharest_uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.bombayfc.com\/<wbr><\/wbr>bucharest_uk\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=694:bucharest-below-ground&amp;catid=71&amp;Itemid=179\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foto8.com\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/bucharest.jpg\" alt=\"bucharest.jpg\" title=\"bucharest.jpg\" style=\"width: 300px; height: 231px; float: left;\" class=\"review_photo\" height=\"231\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a> This web documentary project about street children and drug addicts in Bucharest, Romania was sent in to us recently by its creator, Danish photographer Poul Madsen. 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