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I Hasta ahora he contado sesenta y siete galerías. Sesenta y cinco escaleras. Mil trescientos anaqueles. He perdido la cuenta de los libros. Muchos de ellos, en deplorable estado, se van deshojando como árboles en otoño. A cada itinerario de esta mente, ya no logro distinguir entre lo que busco y lo que es mejor encontrar. Iluminada, solitaria, infinita. "La biblioteca de Babel". Tomé un libro al azar, sin prestar atención al título que lleva impreso. A decir verdad, no describe en su portada la índole de su contenido. Al abrirlo, me encuentro con páginas polvorientas y ambarinas, manchadas por la humedad y el olvido. Algo me atrae inexorablemente a leerlas. Distingo apenas, en la primera de ellas, un nombre: HADASSA. II "Las páginas que a continuación se relatan, ocupan espacio indeterminado y tiempo indefinido en los estantes de esta biblioteca, la referida como "de Babel". Encierran estos párrafos infinitos secretos; reservados a quienes posean entendimiento, disposición y propósito dignos para descifrar sus caracteres. Ha resistido largos viajes a través del tiempo, encontrando un lugar en la memoria de las generaciones, dejando en evidencia la existencia de criaturas míticas y eventos ahora considerados ilusorios. Cada uno de los relatos aquí contenidos, extravió el hilo de su narración destinada a ignorarse en el sinfín de los tiempos. Y cada una permanece para la imaginación de los soñadores.
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