Clerk sorting ballots in glass office

Copper-toned light floods the community center hall in Fort-de-France, casting long, sharp shadows across rows of tables. A town clerk sorts absentee ballot envelopes by district, their movements deliberate against the winter chill. A solid oak table stands entirely transparent like glass, yet retains its rich brown wood grain and warm tint, allowing the floor beneath to remain perfectly visible. Paper leaflets stir in sudden gusts of wind, fluttering across the empty room. Layers of depth recede into the distance where more stacks of documents await processing. The transparent furniture casts no shadow, creating a visual dissonance where the wooden texture floats in mid-air without support. One red stamp mark sits on the corner of a white envelope.