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El despatx d’en Peio és de fulla caduca. Evoluciona constantment. Mai és igual

que el dia anterior. S’omple de papers, llibres, revistes, diaris, quadres i altres
objectes per buidar-se i tornar-se a reomplir. A la imatge, presa després d’una
de les trobades per escriure aquestes pàgines, en Peio està al costat d’un amic
d’infància a Llagostera, company de pis a Barcelona i amb qui s’ha retrobat de nou,
‘el matemàtic’ Joaquim Gelabertó.

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