"My intention in the pages that follow has been to describe the rest instead: that which is generally not taking note of, that which is not noticed, that which has no importance"

With more things than Perec could describe, it's perhaps interesting to note what of the infinite things that aren't there Perec makes time for: "there's no water gushing from the fountain", "two-wheeled vehicles (with and without motor)", "there are two taxis, their drivers aren't there", "there is no one at the bus stop", "A man with a black satchel and no pipe", "I don't see the third [moped] leave", "there are no more taxis at the taxi stand", "I didn't find Le Monde", "a customer ... goes to pay for his drink; but he doesn't have change", "there are no birds to be seen", "I already saw [a little girl] yesterday, but yesterday there were two of them", "the lions mouths aren't spurting out any water", "for long intervals, no buses, no cars", "there are fewer or even no trucks or delivery vans", "the church square is empty", "no car", "the church square is empty".

Other missing things are murkier. When Perec writes "An 86 goes by empty/A 70 goes by, full", he describes something the other is missing. When Perec notes that "the rain has stopped", should we consider that describing something that isn't there? What about when Perec tells us "the sun is hidden".

Perhaps the most interesting non-thing Perec describes is a lack of nothing: "the crowd is dense, no more lulls".

I'm left wondering, what isn't there that Perec doesn't see?