The moment the people of Lamia realised things had really hit rock bottom was when the firefighters started turning up on their doorsteps. They went from house to house through the small, sleepy town about 200km north of Athens, knocking on doors and asking for contributions. Everywhere you look in Greece today, there are paradoxes aplenty: the country's bailout lenders urge Athens to crack down on corruption and combat the black market but their austerity only serves to push firefighters and police into seeking under-the-counter payments.
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