Knife Sharpener Sparks at N'Djamena Cafe Twilight

Steam rises from wet street grates as twilight deepens over a corner cafe in N'Djamena. A sharpener crouches on the pavement, grinding a blade against a spinning wheel. Bright orange sparks fly upward, cutting through the deep shadow that swallows the figure. A sharp rim of cool blue light outlines the silhouette against the darkening sky. Rain-slicked asphalt reflects the sparks and the faint glow from the cafe interior. The wet street creates leading lines that guide the gaze toward the worker. The air hangs heavy with moisture, visible only as vapor curling from the warm grates into the cool evening. Dust settles on the wet pavement near the sharpener's boots.