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ɢᴇʟʟᴇʀᴛ sɪ́ ʟᴇ ʟʟᴇɢᴏ́ ᴀ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀʀ ᴀ sᴜs ᴀᴍɪɢᴏs, ᴀʟʙᴜs ʏ ɴᴏʀᴀ, sᴏʙʀᴇ sᴜ ᴅᴇsᴇᴏ ᴅᴇ ᴇɴᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴀʀ ʟᴀs ʀᴇʟɪǫᴜɪᴀs ᴅᴇ ʟᴀ ᴍᴜᴇʀᴛᴇ.

—ᴘᴇʀᴏ ᴇsᴏ ɴᴏ ᴇxɪsᴛᴇ, ɢᴇʟʟᴇʀᴛ. sᴏɴ sᴏʟᴏ ᴄᴜᴇɴᴛᴏs —ᴅɪᴊᴏ ɴᴏʀᴀ.
—¡ᴄʟᴀʀᴏ ǫᴜᴇ ᴇxɪsᴛᴇɴ! ʏᴏ ʟᴀs ʜᴇ
ᴠɪsᴛᴏ —ᴅɪᴊᴏ ɢᴇʟʟᴇʀᴛ.
—¿ʟᴀs ʜᴀs ᴠɪsᴛᴏ? —ᴘʀᴇɢᴜɴᴛᴏ́ ᴀʟʙᴜs ɪɴᴄʀᴇ́ᴅᴜʟᴏ.

ɢᴇʟʟᴇʀᴛ sᴇ ǫᴜᴇᴅᴏ́ ᴄᴀʟʟᴀᴅᴏ, ʏᴀ ǫᴜᴇ ᴛᴇɴɪ́ᴀ ᴍɪᴇᴅᴏ ᴅᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀʀʟᴇs ǫᴜᴇ ᴇ́ʟ ᴛᴇɴɪ́ᴀ ᴠɪsɪᴏɴᴇs ʏ ǫᴜᴇ ʟᴏ ᴛᴏᴍᴀʀᴀ́ɴ ᴘᴏʀ ʟᴏᴄᴏ. ɴᴏ ǫᴜᴇʀɪ́ᴀ ᴘᴇʀᴅᴇʀ ᴀ sᴜs ᴜ́ɴɪᴄᴏs ᴀᴍɪɢᴏs, ᴘᴜᴇs ᴅᴇ ᴠᴇʀᴅᴀᴅ ʟᴏs ᴀᴘʀᴇᴄɪᴀʙᴀ ᴍᴜᴄʜᴏ. ᴅᴇsᴘᴜᴇ́s ᴅᴇ ᴛᴏᴅᴏ, ᴇʀᴀ ᴜɴ ɴɪɴ̃ᴏ ᴅᴇ ᴅᴏᴄᴇ ᴀɴ̃ᴏs, ᴀᴜɴ
ɴᴏ ᴘᴏsᴇɪ́ᴀ ʟᴀ ᴅᴇᴛᴇʀᴍɪɴᴀᴄɪᴏ́ɴ ǫᴜᴇ ᴛᴇɴᴅʀɪ́ᴀ ᴇɴ ᴜɴ ғᴜᴛᴜʀᴏ.

—ᴠᴀᴍᴏs, ɢᴇʟʟᴇʀᴛ. sᴀʙᴇs
ǫᴜᴇ ᴘᴜᴇᴅᴇs ᴄᴏɴғɪᴀʀ ᴇɴ
ɴᴏsᴏᴛʀᴏs —ᴅɪᴊᴏ ɴᴏʀᴀ, ɪɴsᴘɪʀᴀ́ɴᴅᴏʟᴇ ᴄᴏɴғɪᴀɴᴢᴀ.
—ᴛᴇɴɢᴏ ᴠɪsɪᴏɴᴇs —ᴅɪᴊᴏ ɢᴇʟʟᴇʀᴛ. 
—¿ᴠɪsɪᴏɴᴇs? —ᴘʀᴇɢᴜɴᴛᴏ́ ɴᴏʀᴀ.
—sɪ́ —ᴅɪᴊᴏ ɢᴇʟʟᴇʀᴛ.
—¿ǫᴜᴇ́ ᴄʟᴀsᴇ ᴅᴇ
ᴠɪsɪᴏɴᴇs? —ᴘʀᴇɢᴜɴᴛᴏ́ ᴀʟʙᴜs.
—ʙᴜᴇɴᴏ, ᴇɴ ᴇsᴛᴇ ᴄᴀsᴏ sᴏʟᴏ
sᴏɴ ᴅᴏs ǫᴜᴇ ɴᴏ ᴘᴀʀᴀɴ ᴅᴇ ʀᴇᴘᴇᴛɪʀsᴇ. ʟᴀ ᴘʀɪᴍᴇʀᴀ sᴏɴ ʟᴀs ᴛʀᴇs ʀᴇʟɪǫᴜɪᴀs ᴊᴜɴᴛᴀs ʏ ʟᴀ sᴇɢᴜɴᴅᴀ sᴏʏ ʏᴏ ᴇɴᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴀ́ɴᴅᴏʟᴀs —ᴄᴏɴғᴇsᴏ́ ɢᴇʟʟᴇʀᴛ.
—¿ʏ ᴘᴀʀᴀ ǫᴜᴇ ʟᴀs
ǫᴜɪᴇʀᴇs? —ᴘʀᴇɢᴜɴᴛᴏ́ ɴᴏʀᴀ.
—¿ᴄᴏ́ᴍᴏ ǫᴜᴇ́ ᴘᴀʀᴀ ǫᴜᴇ́, ɴᴏʀᴀ? ¿ɴᴏ ʜᴀs ʟᴇɪ́ᴅᴏ «ʟᴀ ғᴀ́ʙᴜʟᴀ ᴅᴇ ʟᴏs ᴛʀᴇs ʜᴇʀᴍᴀɴᴏs»? sɪ sᴇ ᴜɴᴇɴ ʟᴀs ʀᴇʟɪǫᴜɪᴀs, ᴄᴏɴᴠᴇʀᴛɪʀᴀ́ɴ
ᴀ sᴜ ᴘʀᴏᴘɪᴇᴛᴀʀɪᴏ ᴇɴ ᴇʟ ᴀᴍᴏ ᴅᴇ ʟᴀ ᴍᴜᴇʀᴛᴇ —ᴅɪᴊᴏ ᴀʟʙᴜs sɪɴ ᴍᴀʟɪᴄɪᴀ.
—sɪ́, ᴀʟʙᴜs, ʟᴏ sᴇ́, ᴘᴇʀᴏ ¿ᴘᴀʀᴀ ǫᴜᴇ́ ᴜᴛɪʟɪᴢᴀʀɪ́ᴀs ᴛᴀʟ
ᴘᴏᴅᴇʀ? —ᴅɪᴊᴏ ɴᴏʀᴀ, ᴇsᴘᴇʀᴀɴᴅᴏ ʟᴀ ʀᴇsᴘᴜᴇsᴛᴀ ᴅᴇ ɢᴇʟʟᴇʀᴛ.
—ᴄɪᴇʀᴛᴏ. ¿ǫᴜᴇ́ ʜᴀʀɪ́ᴀs? ¿ǫᴜᴇ́
ᴛᴇ ᴠᴇs ʜᴀᴄɪᴇɴᴅᴏ ᴄᴏɴ ᴛᴀʟ
ᴘᴏᴅᴇʀ? —ᴘʀᴇɢᴜɴᴛᴏ́ ᴀʟʙᴜs ᴄᴜʀɪᴏsᴏ.
—ᴇɴ ᴍɪs ᴠɪsɪᴏɴᴇs sᴏʟᴏ ᴍᴇ ʜᴇ ᴠɪsᴛᴏ ᴇɴᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴀ́ɴᴅᴏʟᴀs. ɴᴀᴅᴀ ᴍᴀ́s. ᴘᴏʀ ᴇsᴏ sɪᴇɴᴛᴏ ᴛᴀɴᴛᴀ ᴄᴜʀɪᴏsɪᴅᴀᴅ. sᴇʀɪ́ᴀ ᴜɴᴀ ɢʀᴀɴ ᴀʏᴜᴅᴀ ᴘᴀʀᴀ ʟᴀ ʟɪʙᴇʀᴀᴄɪᴏ́ɴ ᴅᴇ ʟᴏs ᴍᴀɢᴏs —ᴅɪᴊᴏ ɢᴇʟʟᴇʀᴛ.
—¿ʟɪʙᴇʀᴀᴄɪᴏ́ɴ ᴅᴇ ʟᴏs
ᴍᴀɢᴏs? —ᴅɪᴊᴏ ɴᴏʀᴀ.
—sɪ́. ᴅᴇᴊᴀʀ ᴅᴇ ᴇsᴄᴏɴᴅᴇʀɴᴏs ᴄᴏᴍᴏ sɪ ғᴜᴇʀᴀᴍᴏs ᴘᴇsᴛᴇs —ᴅɪᴊᴏ ɢᴇʟʟᴇʀᴛ.
—ʟᴏs ᴍᴜɢɢʟᴇs ɴᴏ ᴅᴇʙᴇɴ sᴀʙᴇʀ ǫᴜᴇ ᴇxɪsᴛɪᴍᴏs. ᴇs ᴘᴏʀ ᴇʟ ʙɪᴇɴ ᴅᴇ ᴛᴏᴅᴏs —ᴅɪᴊᴏ ɴᴏʀᴀ.
—ᴘᴏʀ ᴇʟ ʙɪᴇɴ ᴅᴇ
ᴇʟʟᴏs —ᴄᴏʀʀɪɢɪᴏ́
ɢᴇʟʟᴇʀᴛ—. ᴇʟʟᴏs ᴘᴜᴇᴅᴇɴ ᴀɴᴅᴀʀ ʟɪʙʀᴇᴍᴇɴᴛᴇ ᴘᴏʀ ᴅᴏɴᴅᴇ ǫᴜɪᴇʀᴀɴ,
sɪᴇɴᴅᴏ ᴇʟʟᴏs ᴍɪsᴍᴏs, ᴘᴇʀᴏ ɴᴏsᴏᴛʀᴏs ᴛᴇɴᴇᴍᴏs ǫᴜᴇ ᴇsᴄᴏɴᴅᴇʀɴᴏs, ᴇsᴄᴏɴᴅᴇʀ ɴᴜᴇsᴛʀᴀ ᴍᴀɢɪᴀ, ɴᴜᴇsᴛʀᴏ ᴘᴏᴛᴇɴᴄɪᴀʟ.
—¿ᴄᴏɴ ᴛᴀʟ ᴘᴏᴅᴇʀ ʜᴀʀɪ́ᴀs ǫᴜᴇ sᴇᴀᴍᴏs ʟɪʙʀᴇs? ¿ʏᴀ ɴᴏ ᴛᴇɴᴅʀɪ́ᴀᴍᴏs ǫᴜᴇ ᴇsᴄᴏɴᴅᴇʀ ɴᴜᴇsᴛʀᴀ ᴍᴀɢɪᴀ? —ᴅɪᴊᴏ ᴀʟʙᴜs, ᴘᴇɴsᴀɴᴅᴏ ᴇɴ sᴜ ᴅᴇsᴅɪᴄʜᴀᴅᴀ ʜᴇʀᴍᴀɴᴀ.
—ʏᴀ ɴᴏ —ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴᴅɪᴏ́ ɢᴇʟʟᴇʀᴛ.
—ᴀᴛᴀᴄᴀʀᴀ́ɴ ᴀ ʟᴏ ᴅᴇsᴄᴏɴᴏᴄɪᴅᴏ, ᴀ ɴᴏsᴏᴛʀᴏs, ᴀ ɴᴜᴇsᴛʀᴏ ᴍᴜɴᴅᴏ. ʜᴀʙʀɪ́ᴀ ɢᴜᴇʀʀᴀs. ᴘᴏʀ ᴇsᴏ ᴇxɪsᴛᴇ ᴇʟ ᴇsᴛᴀᴛᴜᴛᴏ ɪɴᴛᴇʀɴᴀᴄɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴅᴇʟ sᴇᴄʀᴇᴛᴏ —ᴅɪᴊᴏ ɴᴏʀᴀ.
—ɴᴏ ʜᴀʙʀɪ́ᴀ ɢᴜᴇʀʀᴀs. ʟᴀs ᴇᴠɪᴛᴀʀɪ́ᴀ —ᴅɪᴊᴏ ɢᴇʟʟᴇʀᴛ.
—¿ᴄᴏ́ᴍᴏ ᴘᴏᴅʀɪ́ᴀs
ᴇᴠɪᴛᴀʀʟᴀs? —ᴅɪᴊᴏ ɴᴏʀᴀ.
—ᴄᴏɴ ʟᴀs ʀᴇʟɪǫᴜɪᴀs —ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴᴅɪᴏ́ ɢᴇʟʟᴇʀᴛ.
ᴇʟ sᴇᴍʙʟᴀɴᴛᴇ ᴅᴇ ɴᴏʀᴀ ᴄᴀᴍʙɪᴏ́. ʏᴀ ɴᴏ ᴇʀᴀ ᴅᴇ ᴄᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴᴀᴍɪᴇɴᴛᴏ, sɪɴᴏ ᴅᴇ ᴀᴛᴇɴᴄɪᴏ́ɴ.
—sɪ ᴏʙᴛᴇɴ... —ᴀ ɢᴇʟʟᴇʀᴛ ʟᴇ ғᴀsᴄɪɴᴏ́ ᴠᴇʀ ᴀ sᴜs ᴀᴍɪɢᴏs ᴛᴀɴ ᴀᴛᴇɴᴛᴏs—. sɪ ᴏʙᴛᴇɴᴇᴍᴏs ʟᴀs ʀᴇʟɪǫᴜɪᴀs, ᴘᴏᴅʀᴇᴍᴏs ʜᴀᴄᴇʀ ǫᴜᴇ ɴᴜᴇsᴛʀᴏ ᴍᴜɴᴅᴏ sᴇᴀ ʟɪʙʀᴇ. ɴᴏ ʜᴀʙʀᴀ́ ɢᴜᴇʀʀᴀs ᴇɴ ᴇʟ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇsᴏ ᴘᴏʀǫᴜᴇ ʟᴀs ᴇᴠɪᴛᴀʀᴇᴍᴏs ᴄᴏɴ ᴇʟ ᴘᴏᴅᴇʀ ᴀᴅǫᴜɪʀɪᴅᴏ. ᴄᴀᴅᴀ ᴜɴᴏ ᴘᴏsᴇᴇʀᴀ́ ᴜɴᴀ ʀᴇʟɪǫᴜɪᴀ. sᴇʀᴇᴍᴏs ᴜɴ ᴇǫᴜɪᴘᴏ. ᴜɴᴀ ᴀʟɪᴀɴᴢᴀ ǫᴜᴇ ʟᴜᴄʜᴀʀᴀ́ ᴘᴏʀ ᴇʟ ʙɪᴇɴ ᴅᴇ ᴛᴏᴅᴏs.
—¿ᴜɴᴀ ᴀʟɪᴀɴᴢᴀ? —ᴅɪᴊᴏ ᴀʟʙᴜs.
—¿ᴘᴏʀ ᴇʟ ʙɪᴇɴ ᴅᴇ ᴛᴏᴅᴏs? —ᴅɪᴊᴏ ɴᴏʀᴀ.
—ᴜɴᴀ ᴀʟɪᴀɴᴢᴀ ᴘᴏʀ ᴇʟ ʙɪᴇɴ ᴅᴇ ᴛᴏᴅᴏs —ᴅɪᴊᴏ ɢᴇʟʟᴇʀᴛ.

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