Castilian garlic soup

1 quart(750 ml) of water
4 tbs. chopped garlic
1 three inch section of day old french bread or other coarse crusty bread
2 tbs. olive oil
2 tsp. bittersweet smoked paprika
4 eggs

Heat water and add garlic. While garlic cooks(5-10 min.), slice the bread very thinly and fry it in the olive oil, sprinkling a little pimentуn and salt in the oil. Add the bread and oil to the water and simmer for another 10-15 minutes. You can leave the soup for several hours at this stage. Just before serving, break each egg in turn, into a ladle and lower into soup. Stir ladle to break up the eggs. Serve immediately into deep bowls.