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Setiembre de 1979

ᴇɴ ᴜɴᴏ ᴅᴇ ʟᴏs ᴘᴀsɪʟʟᴏs ᴅᴇ ʜᴏɢᴡᴀʀᴛs, ʀᴇɢᴜʟᴜs ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴄᴇᴘᴛᴏ́ ᴀ ǫᴜᴇᴇɴɪᴇ. ʟᴀ ᴅᴇᴛᴜᴠᴏ ᴘᴀʀᴀ ᴇxɪɢɪʀʟᴇ ǫᴜᴇ ᴇʟʟᴀ ʏ sᴜs ᴀᴍɪɢᴏs ᴅᴇᴊᴀʀᴀɴ ᴅᴇ ɪɴғʟᴜɪʀ ᴇɴ sɪʀɪᴜs. sɪɴ ᴇᴍʙᴀʀɢᴏ, ǫᴜᴇᴇɴɪᴇ ɴᴏ ʟᴇ ᴅɪᴏ ʟᴀ ʀᴇsᴘᴜᴇsᴛᴀ ǫᴜᴇ ᴇsᴘᴇʀᴀʙᴀ, ᴘᴏʀ ʟᴏ ǫᴜᴇ ʀᴇɢᴜʟᴜs ᴇsᴛᴀʙᴀ ᴀ ᴘᴜɴᴛᴏ ᴅᴇ ɪʀsᴇ.

—ᴛᴏᴅᴀᴠɪ́ᴀ ʜᴀʏ ᴛɪᴇᴍᴘᴏ, ʀᴇɢᴜʟᴜs, ʀᴇᴀᴄᴄɪᴏɴᴀ.

ʀᴇɢᴜʟᴜs sᴇ ɢɪʀᴏ́ ᴘᴀʀᴀ ᴍɪʀᴀʀʟᴀ, sᴜs ᴏᴊᴏs ʟʟᴇɴᴏs ᴅᴇ ᴄᴏɴғᴜsɪᴏ́ɴ.

—ɴᴏ ᴛᴇ ᴇɴᴛɪᴇɴᴅᴏ, ǫᴜᴇᴇɴɪᴇ. ¿ᴀᴄᴀsᴏ ᴛᴇ ᴘʀᴇᴏᴄᴜᴘᴏ? —ᴘʀᴇɢᴜɴᴛᴏ́, sᴜ ᴠᴏᴢ ᴄᴀʀɢᴀᴅᴀ ᴅᴇ ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴅᴜʟɪᴅᴀᴅ.
—ᴇsᴛᴀ́s ᴀʀʀᴜɪɴᴀɴᴅᴏ ᴛᴜ ᴠɪᴅᴀ —ʟᴇ ᴀᴅᴠɪʀᴛɪᴏ́ ǫᴜᴇᴇɴɪᴇ.
—¿ʏ ᴀ ᴛɪ ǫᴜᴇ́ ᴛᴇ ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀ ʟᴏ ǫᴜᴇ ʜᴀɢᴀ ᴄᴏɴ ᴍɪ ᴠɪᴅᴀ? ᴀᴄᴛᴜ́ᴀs ᴄᴏᴍᴏ sɪ ᴛᴇ ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀsᴇ. ᴍᴇ ᴄᴏɴғᴜɴᴅᴇs ʏ ᴇsᴏ ᴍᴇ ᴍᴏʟᴇsᴛᴀ —sᴇ ǫᴜᴇᴊᴏ́ ʀᴇɢᴜʟᴜs, sᴜ ᴠᴏᴢ sᴇ ᴇɴᴅᴜʀᴇᴄɪᴏ́, ᴅᴇᴊᴀɴᴅᴏ ᴇɴᴛʀᴇᴠᴇʀ sᴜ ғʀᴜsᴛʀᴀᴄɪᴏ́ɴ—. ¿ᴛᴇ ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴏ ᴇɴ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴅᴀᴅ?
—ʀᴇɢᴜʟᴜs...
—¿ᴛᴇ ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴏ? —ɪɴsɪsᴛɪᴏ́ ʀᴇɢᴜʟᴜs, sᴜ ᴛᴏɴᴏ ᴇʀᴀ ᴅᴜʀᴏ, ᴘᴇʀᴏ ᴇɴ sᴜs ᴏᴊᴏs ʜᴀʙɪ́ᴀ ᴜɴᴀ ᴇᴠɪᴅᴇɴᴛᴇ ᴠᴜʟɴᴇʀᴀʙɪʟɪᴅᴀᴅ. ᴇɴғᴀᴛɪᴢᴏ́ ʟᴀ ᴘᴀʟᴀʙʀᴀ 'ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴏ', ᴅᴇᴊᴀɴᴅᴏ ᴄʟᴀʀᴏ ǫᴜᴇ sᴇ ʀᴇғᴇʀɪ́ᴀ ᴀ sɪ ᴇʟʟᴀ sᴇɴᴛɪ́ᴀ ᴀʟɢᴏ ᴘᴏʀ ᴇ́ʟ.

ǫᴜᴇᴇɴɪᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʀᴇɴᴅɪᴏ́. sᴇ ǫᴜᴇᴅᴏ́ ᴇɴ sɪʟᴇɴᴄɪᴏ ᴜɴ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛᴏ, ᴇʟɪɢɪᴇɴᴅᴏ sᴜs ᴘᴀʟᴀʙʀᴀs ᴄᴜɪᴅᴀᴅᴏsᴀᴍᴇɴᴛᴇ.

—ʀᴇɢᴜʟᴜs, sᴏʟᴏ ǫᴜɪᴇʀᴏ ᴀʏᴜᴅᴀʀᴛᴇ. ᴛᴏᴅᴀᴠɪ́ᴀ ɴᴏ ᴇs ᴅᴇᴍᴀsɪᴀᴅᴏ ᴛᴀʀᴅᴇ. ᴇsᴛᴏʏ sᴇɢᴜʀᴀ ᴅᴇ ǫᴜᴇ ᴘᴜᴇᴅᴇs ʜᴀʙʟᴀʀ ᴄᴏɴ sɪʀɪᴜs ʏ ᴀʀʀᴇɢʟᴀʀ ʟᴀs ᴄᴏsᴀs —ʟᴇ ᴀsᴇɢᴜʀᴏ́ ǫᴜᴇᴇɴɪᴇ, sᴜ ᴠᴏᴢ ᴇʀᴀ sᴜᴀᴠᴇ.
—ɴᴏ ᴛɪᴇɴᴇs ɪᴅᴇᴀ ᴅᴇ ʟᴏ ǫᴜᴇ ᴘᴀsᴏ́ ᴇɴᴛʀᴇ ɴᴏsᴏᴛʀᴏs. ɴᴏ ᴇs ᴛᴀɴ sᴇɴᴄɪʟʟᴏ —ʀᴇᴘʟɪᴄᴏ́ ʀᴇɢᴜʟᴜs.
—sɪʀɪᴜs ᴍᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴏ́ ǫᴜᴇ ᴛᴜᴠɪᴇʀᴏɴ ᴜɴᴀ ᴅɪsᴄᴜsɪᴏ́ɴ ʏ ǫᴜᴇ ᴛᴜ́ ᴅɪᴊɪsᴛᴇ ǫᴜᴇ ᴛᴜ ᴅᴇᴄɪsɪᴏ́ɴ ᴅᴇ ǫᴜᴇᴅᴀʀᴛᴇ ɴᴏ ᴄᴀᴍʙɪᴀʀɪ́ᴀ.
—sɪ sɪᴍᴘʟɪғɪᴄᴀᴍᴏs ʟᴀ sɪᴛᴜᴀᴄɪᴏ́ɴ, sɪ́, sᴇ ᴘᴜᴇᴅᴇ ᴅᴇᴄɪʀ ǫᴜᴇ ᴇsᴏ ғᴜᴇ ʟᴏ ǫᴜᴇ ᴘᴀsᴏ́. ᴘᴇʀᴏ ᴀᴜ́ɴ ɴᴏ ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴᴅᴇs ᴍɪ ᴘʀᴇɢᴜɴᴛᴀ.
—ɴᴏ ᴇɴᴛɪᴇɴᴅᴏ ᴘᴏʀ ǫᴜᴇ́ ʜᴀᴄᴇs ᴇsᴀ ᴘʀᴇɢᴜɴᴛᴀ ᴇɴ ᴇsᴛᴀs ᴄɪʀᴄᴜɴsᴛᴀɴᴄɪᴀs.
—ᴘᴏʀǫᴜᴇ ɴᴇᴄᴇsɪᴛᴏ sᴀʙᴇʀ. ɴᴇᴄᴇsɪᴛᴏ ᴀᴄʟᴀʀᴀʀʟᴏ. ɴᴏ ᴍᴇ ɢᴜsᴛᴀ sᴇɴᴛɪʀᴍᴇ ᴄᴏɴғᴜɴᴅɪᴅᴏ. ʏ ᴍᴇɴᴏs ǫᴜᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴍɪᴇɴᴛᴀɴ ᴇɴ ʟᴀ ᴄᴀʀᴀ.
—¿ᴀʜᴏʀᴀ ʏᴏ sᴏʏ ʟᴀ ᴍᴇɴᴛɪʀᴏsᴀ? ᴛᴜ́ ғᴜɪsᴛᴇ ǫᴜɪᴇɴ ᴘʀᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴏ́ ǫᴜᴇ ɴᴜɴᴄᴀ ᴛᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴠᴇʀᴛɪʀɪ́ᴀs ᴇɴ ᴜɴᴏ ᴅᴇ ᴇʟʟᴏs. ᴘʀᴏᴍᴇᴛɪsᴛᴇ ǫᴜᴇ ɴᴜɴᴄᴀ sᴇʀɪ́ᴀs ᴄᴏᴍᴏ ᴛᴜs ᴘᴀᴅʀᴇs. ʏ ᴍɪ́ʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴀʜᴏʀᴀ. ᴍᴇɴᴛɪsᴛᴇ.
—ᴛᴜ́ ᴍᴇ ʜɪᴄɪsᴛᴇ ᴄʀᴇᴇʀ ǫᴜᴇ ᴛᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴀʙᴀ, sɪɴ ᴇᴍʙᴀʀɢᴏ, ᴀʟ ғɪɴᴀʟ ᴛᴇʀᴍɪɴᴀsᴛᴇ sᴀʟɪᴇɴᴅᴏ ᴄᴏɴ ʀᴇᴍᴜs. ᴍᴇ ᴍᴇɴᴛɪsᴛᴇ.
—¿ʏ ᴛᴏᴅᴏ ᴇsᴛᴏ ᴇs ᴀʟɢᴜ́ɴ ᴛɪᴘᴏ ᴅᴇ ᴠᴇɴɢᴀɴᴢᴀ?
—ɴᴏ. sᴏʟᴏ ǫᴜɪᴇʀᴏ ǫᴜᴇ ᴠᴇᴀs ǫᴜᴇ ᴛᴜ́ ᴛᴀᴍʙɪᴇ́ɴ ᴇʀᴇs ᴜɴᴀ ᴍᴇɴᴛɪʀᴏsᴀ. ɴᴏ sᴏʟᴏ ᴍᴇ ᴛᴀᴄʜᴇs ᴀ ᴍɪ́. ᴜɴᴀ ᴍᴇɴᴛɪʀᴀ ᴇs ᴜɴᴀ ᴍᴇɴᴛɪʀᴀ. ᴅᴇᴛᴇsᴛᴏ ʟᴀ ʜɪᴘᴏᴄʀᴇsɪ́ᴀ.

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