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sᴇ́ᴘᴛɪᴍᴏ ᴀɴ̃ᴏ:

ᴇɴ ʟᴀ ᴍᴇsᴀ ɢʀʏғғɪɴᴅᴏʀ sᴇ ᴇɴᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴀʙᴀɴ ʟᴏs ᴍᴇʀᴏᴅᴇᴀᴅᴏʀᴇs ᴀʟᴍᴏʀᴢᴀɴᴅᴏ. ᴀᴄᴀʙᴀʙᴀɴ ᴅᴇ ʟʟᴇɢᴀʀ ᴍᴀʀʏ, ᴍᴀʀʟᴇɴᴇ, ᴅᴏʀᴄᴀs ʏ ʟɪʟʏ, ʏ sᴇ sᴇɴᴛᴀʀᴏɴ ᴊᴜɴᴛᴏ ᴀ ᴇʟʟᴏs. ᴅᴇ ʀᴇᴘᴇɴᴛᴇ, ᴜɴᴀ ᴄᴀʀᴛᴀ ᴀᴘᴀʀᴇᴄɪᴏ́ ᴘᴏʀ ᴇɴᴄɪᴍᴀ ᴅᴇ ᴇʟʟᴏs, ᴀᴛᴇʀʀɪᴢᴀɴᴅᴏ ᴊᴜɴᴛᴏ ᴀʟ ᴘʟᴀᴛᴏ ᴅᴇ sɪʀɪᴜs.

sɪʀɪᴜs ᴀʙʀɪᴏ́ ᴇʟ sᴏʙʀᴇ ʙʟᴀɴᴄᴏ ʏ ᴘᴜsᴏ ʟᴏs ᴏᴊᴏs ᴇɴ ʙʟᴀɴᴄᴏ. sᴇ ᴘᴜsᴏ ᴅᴇ ᴘɪᴇ, ᴍɪʀᴀɴᴅᴏ ʜᴀᴄɪᴀ ʟᴀ ᴍᴇsᴀ ᴅᴇ sʟʏᴛʜᴇʀɪɴ.  ʟᴏs ᴅᴇᴍᴀ́s ᴍᴇʀᴏᴅᴇᴀᴅᴏʀᴇs ʏ ʟᴀs ᴄᴜᴀᴛʀᴏ ᴄʜɪᴄᴀs ɢʀʏғғɪɴᴅᴏʀ ᴛᴀᴍʙɪᴇ́ɴ ᴍɪʀᴀʀᴏɴ ʜᴀᴄɪᴀ ʟᴀ ᴍᴇsᴀ ᴅᴇ sʟʏᴛʜᴇʀɪɴ. ʀᴇɢᴜʟᴜs ᴇsᴛᴀʙᴀ ᴍɪʀᴀɴᴅᴏ ᴀ sᴜ ʜᴇʀᴍᴀɴᴏ. sɪʀɪᴜs ʜɪᴢᴏ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛᴏ ᴠɪsᴜᴀʟ ᴄᴏɴ ᴇ́ʟ, ʟᴇᴠᴀɴᴛᴏ́ ʟᴀ ᴄᴀʀᴛᴀ ʏ sᴜ ᴠᴀʀɪᴛᴀ, ʏ ᴅɪᴊᴏ:

ɪɴᴄᴇɴᴅɪᴏ.

ᴍᴀʀʏ ɢʀɪᴛᴏ́ ᴄᴜᴀɴᴅᴏ ᴇʟ ᴛʀᴏᴢᴏ ᴅᴇ ᴘᴇʀɢᴀᴍɪɴᴏ ᴇsᴛᴀʟʟᴏ́ ᴇɴ ʟʟᴀᴍᴀs ᴇɴᴛʀᴇ ʟᴏs ᴅᴇᴅᴏs ᴅᴇ sɪʀɪᴜs. sɪʀɪᴜs ᴠᴏʟᴠɪᴏ́ ᴀ sᴇɴᴛᴀʀsᴇ, sᴀᴛɪsғᴇᴄʜᴏ.

—¿ᴍᴀʟᴀs ɴᴏᴛɪᴄɪᴀs, ᴇɴᴛᴏɴᴄᴇs? —ᴘʀᴇɢᴜɴᴛᴏ́ ᴊᴀᴍᴇs, ᴠᴏʟᴠɪᴇɴᴅᴏ ᴀ sᴜ ᴀʟᴍᴜᴇʀᴢᴏ.
—ᴜɴᴀ ᴄɪᴛᴀᴄɪᴏ́ɴ ᴘᴀʀᴀ ᴘᴀsᴀʀ ᴍɪ ᴄᴜᴍᴘʟᴇᴀɴ̃ᴏs ᴄᴏɴ ᴍɪ ǫᴜᴇʀɪɪɪᴅᴏ ʜᴇʀᴍᴀɴᴏ —ᴅɪᴊᴏ sɪʀɪᴜs.

ᴅᴇ ʀᴇᴘᴇɴᴛᴇ, ᴜɴᴀ ᴠᴏᴢ ʜᴀʙʟᴏ́:

—¿ᴘᴏʀ ǫᴜᴇ́ ʜɪᴄɪsᴛᴇ ᴇsᴏ?

ʀᴇɢᴜʟᴜs ʜᴀʙɪ́ᴀ ᴅᴇᴊᴀᴅᴏ ʟᴀ ᴍᴇsᴀ ᴅᴇ sʟʏᴛʜᴇʀɪɴ ᴘᴀʀᴀ ᴇɴғʀᴇɴᴛᴀʀsᴇ ᴀ sᴜ ʜᴇʀᴍᴀɴᴏ. sɪʀɪᴜs ʟᴏ ɪɢɴᴏʀᴏ́, ᴇɴ ᴄᴀᴍʙɪᴏ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴏ́ ᴄᴏᴍɪᴇɴᴅᴏ sᴜ ᴄᴏᴍɪᴅᴀ.

—sɪʀɪᴜs —ᴅɪᴊᴏ ʀᴇɢᴜʟᴜs ᴍᴀ́s ғᴜᴇʀᴛᴇ ᴇsᴛᴀ ᴠᴇᴢ—. ¿ᴘᴏʀ ǫᴜᴇ́ ǫᴜᴇᴍᴀsᴛᴇ ᴇsᴀ ᴄᴀʀᴛᴀ?

ᴘᴇʀᴏ sɪʀɪᴜs ʟᴏ sɪɢᴜɪᴏ́ ɪɢɴᴏʀᴀɴᴅᴏ.

—ɴᴏ ᴇʀᴀ ᴅᴇ ᴍᴀᴍᴀ́ —ᴅɪᴊᴏ ʀᴇɢᴜʟᴜs, sᴜs ᴏᴊᴏs ᴇsᴛᴀʙᴀɴ ᴅᴇᴍᴀsɪᴀᴅᴏ ʙʀɪʟʟᴀɴᴛᴇs ʏ sᴜs ᴍᴇᴊɪʟʟᴀs sᴇ ᴠᴏʟᴠɪᴇʀᴏɴ ᴀɴᴏʀᴍᴀʟᴍᴇɴᴛᴇ ʀᴏsᴀᴅᴀs—. ʟᴏ ᴇsᴄʀɪʙɪ́ ʏᴏ ᴍɪsᴍᴏ, ǫᴜᴇʀɪ́ᴀ ᴠᴇʀᴛᴇ.

ʟᴀs ᴘᴀʟᴀʙʀᴀs ᴅᴇ ʀᴇɢᴜʟᴜs ǫᴜᴇᴅᴀʀᴏɴ sᴜsᴘᴇɴᴅɪᴅᴀs ᴇɴ ᴇʟ ᴀɪʀᴇ ᴍɪᴇɴᴛʀᴀs sɪʀɪᴜs ʟᴏ ᴍɪʀᴀʙᴀ ғʀɪ́ᴀᴍᴇɴᴛᴇ.

—ᴍᴇ ᴅᴀ ɪɢᴜᴀʟ sɪ ʟᴀ ᴇsᴄʀɪʙɪsᴛᴇ ᴛᴜ́. ᴘᴀʀᴀ ᴍɪ́ ᴇs ʟᴀ ᴍɪsᴍᴀ ᴍɪᴇʀᴅᴀ —ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴᴅɪᴏ́ sɪʀɪᴜs, ᴄᴏɴ ᴜɴᴀ ғʀɪᴀʟᴅᴀᴅ ǫᴜᴇ ᴅᴇᴊᴏ́ ᴀ ʀᴇɢᴜʟᴜs ʜᴇʀɪᴅᴏ ʏ ᴅᴇsᴄᴏɴᴄᴇʀᴛᴀᴅᴏ.

ᴀɴᴛᴇs ᴅᴇ ǫᴜᴇ ʀᴇɢᴜʟᴜs sᴇ ғᴜᴇʀᴀ ᴅᴇʟ ɢʀᴀɴ ᴄᴏᴍᴇᴅᴏʀ, ǫᴜᴇᴇɴɪᴇ ʏ ᴇ́ʟ ᴄᴏɴᴇᴄᴛᴀʀᴏɴ ᴍɪʀᴀᴅᴀs ᴘᴏʀ ᴜɴ ᴘᴇǫᴜᴇɴ̃ᴏ ɪɴsᴛᴀɴᴛᴇ.

—sɪʀɪᴜs, ᴘᴇʀᴅᴏɴᴀ ǫᴜᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴇɴᴛʀᴏᴍᴇᴛᴀ, ᴘᴇʀᴏ ᴄʀᴇᴏ ǫᴜᴇ ᴅᴇʙᴇʀɪ́ᴀs ᴅᴀʀʟᴇ ᴜɴᴀ ᴏᴘᴏʀᴛᴜɴɪᴅᴀᴅ. ᴅᴇsᴘᴜᴇ́s ᴅᴇ ᴛᴏᴅᴏ, ᴇs ᴛᴜ ʜᴇʀᴍᴀɴᴏ —ᴅɪᴊᴏ ʟɪʟʏ.
—ᴇsᴇ ᴊᴏᴠᴇɴ ʏᴀ ɴᴏ ᴇs ᴍɪ ʜᴇʀᴍᴀɴᴏ. sɪ ᴇsᴛᴜᴠɪᴇʀᴀs ᴇɴ ᴍɪ ʟᴜɢᴀʀ... —ᴅɪᴊᴏ sɪʀɪᴜs.

ʟɪʟʏ sᴇ ᴘᴇʀᴄᴀᴛᴏ́ ᴅᴇ ʟᴀs ᴍɪʀᴀᴅᴀs ᴅᴇ ᴅᴇsᴀᴘʀᴏʙᴀᴄɪᴏ́ɴ ǫᴜᴇ ᴊᴀᴍᴇs, ᴘᴇᴛᴇʀ ʏ ʀᴇᴍᴜs ʟᴇ ᴅɪʀɪɢɪ́ᴀɴ, ᴘᴇʀᴏ ɪɢᴜᴀʟ ᴅᴇᴄɪᴅɪᴏ́ ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴᴅᴇʀ:

—sɪ ᴛᴜᴠɪᴇʀᴀ ʟᴀ ᴏᴘᴏʀᴛᴜɴɪᴅᴀᴅ ᴅᴇ ᴍᴇᴊᴏʀᴀʀ ᴍɪ ʀᴇʟᴀᴄɪᴏ́ɴ ᴄᴏɴ ᴘᴇᴛᴜɴɪᴀ, ᴄʀᴇ́ᴇᴍᴇ ǫᴜᴇ ʟᴏ ʜᴀʀɪ́ᴀ.
—ᴘᴜᴇᴅᴇ sᴇʀ ǫᴜᴇ ᴘɪᴇɴsᴇs ǫᴜᴇ ᴘᴜᴇᴅᴇs ᴄᴏᴍᴘʀᴇɴᴅᴇʀ ᴍɪ sɪᴛᴜᴀᴄɪᴏ́ɴ ᴘᴏʀǫᴜᴇ ᴇɴᴄᴜᴇɴᴛʀᴀs sɪᴍɪʟɪᴛᴜᴅᴇs ᴄᴏɴ ʟᴀ ʀᴇʟᴀᴄɪᴏ́ɴ ǫᴜᴇ ᴛɪᴇɴᴇs ᴄᴏɴ ᴛᴜ ʜᴇʀᴍᴀɴᴀ. sɪɴ ᴇᴍʙᴀʀɢᴏ, ᴅᴇ́ᴊᴀᴍᴇ ᴅᴇᴄɪʀᴛᴇ ǫᴜᴇ ᴇsᴛᴀ́s ᴇǫᴜɪᴠᴏᴄᴀᴅᴀ. sᴏɴ sɪᴛᴜᴀᴄɪᴏɴᴇs ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴀᴍᴇɴᴛᴇ ᴅɪғᴇʀᴇɴᴛᴇs —ᴅɪᴊᴏ sɪʀɪᴜs.

ʟɪʟʏ ɴᴏ ᴅɪᴊᴏ ɴᴀᴅᴀ ᴍᴀ́s. ʀᴇғʟᴇxɪᴏɴᴏ́ sᴏʙʀᴇ ʟᴀs ᴘᴀʟᴀʙʀᴀs ᴅᴇ sɪʀɪᴜs ʏ sᴇ ᴅɪᴏ ᴄᴜᴇɴᴛᴀ ᴅᴇ ǫᴜᴇ ɴᴏ ᴄᴏɴᴏᴄɪ́ᴀ ᴛᴏᴅᴏs ʟᴏs ᴅᴇᴛᴀʟʟᴇs ᴅᴇ ʟᴏ ǫᴜᴇ ʜᴀʙɪ́ᴀ sᴜᴄᴇᴅɪᴅᴏ ᴇɴᴛʀᴇ ᴇ́ʟ ʏ sᴜ ʜᴇʀᴍᴀɴᴏ. ɴᴏ ᴇʀᴀ ᴊᴜsᴛᴏ ǫᴜᴇ ᴇʟʟᴀ ᴊᴜᴢɢᴀʀᴀ́ sᴜ ᴅᴇᴄɪsɪᴏ́ɴ sɪɴ ᴛᴇɴᴇʀ ᴜɴᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʀᴇɴsɪᴏ́ɴ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴀ ᴅᴇ ʟᴀ sɪᴛᴜᴀᴄɪᴏ́ɴ.

—¿ɴᴏs ᴠᴀᴍᴏs? —ᴅɪᴊᴏ sɪʀɪᴜs ᴀ ʟᴏs ᴅᴇᴍᴀ́s ᴍᴇʀᴏᴅᴇᴀᴅᴏʀᴇs, ʟᴇᴠᴀɴᴛᴀ́ɴᴅᴏsᴇ ᴅᴇ sᴜ ᴀsɪᴇɴᴛᴏ.

ʟᴏs ᴅᴇᴍᴀ́s ᴍᴇʀᴏᴅᴇᴀᴅᴏʀᴇs sᴇ ʟᴇᴠᴀɴᴛᴀʀᴏɴ ᴛᴀᴍʙɪᴇ́ɴ ʏ ᴀᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴ̃ᴀʀᴏɴ ᴀ sᴜ ᴀᴍɪɢᴏ.

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