>> this is the petit socco. yes. existed in roman times, in the portuguese times and the english were here for 22 years and then the international city until 1956, now here. this is a very historic square, very historic. >> as a writer, i've noticed everybody who comes here to do the article does the same article. >> it is so damn boring. they all do hobos and the beat generation, and there are lots of other stories in morocco apart from that. everyone likes the beat, bill burroughs and all that, tennessee williams. they were all here. that's a small part of horrock can history. that's a 15-year page. there was a life before that and a life after that. you're here. >> yeah. it was inevitable. let's pretend those guys never came. what is this place? >> the reality is, you can read the story and live it. people do come here and try to live it, but they don't stay very long. they smoke a little dope, go to a cheap hotel and go home with bedbugs. >> and a great story. >> and a great story. >> the attitude here is differe