He is peering into the camera in his own inane smile; his shoulders clenched towards the spine, and hunched forwards. The head is tilted towards the film plane, signalling humility.
It appears that he has been speaking. The others beam at him.
It is clear that they are pleased, but not that they have been listening. One seems to have woken up as the film was exposed.
There is no single crowd. They are together as a herd of cattle is.
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