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60 Carta a mi padre
&OUPODFTWJOJFSPOMPTSFDMBNPTZMBTBDVTBDJPOFT)VCP
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NBOBTGVFUBOJOGBOUJMRVFNFEBSJTB&MMBTOPFOUSBSPO
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EBEEFH±OFSP QFSPOPMFQFSNJUFOQBTBSFMQSPDFTP
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:PFTUPZTBOBNFOUBMNFOUFZ QPSMPUBOUP WPZBBUSB
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NF TFOU IPNCSF Z QPS RV± RVJTF QBSFDFSNF B
VTUFEFT ZPUSBDPTBFTRVFIBZBEJDIPCBTUBZNF
BUSFWBBQBTBSFTUFQSPDFTP&TBFTMBEJGFSFODJB
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BMGJOBMMBSFMBDJ§ONV±HBOPRVFFYJTUFFOUSFNJNBN¸
Z NJT IFSNBOBT UFSNJO§ QPS EFGJOJS FM SPNQJNJFOUP
UPUBMZUBKBOUFEFMBTUSFTDPONJHP BEFN¸TEFDPONJ
TPCSJOB5PEBMBGBNJMJBEJPQPSTVQVFTUP TJOUJ§ZTFFOPK§
QPSMPRVFTVDFEJ§BVOPVPUSPNJFNCSPEFMBGBNJMJB
TJOUFOFSUPEPFMDPOUFYUPEFMDPOGMJDUP&TVOBDPNQMJDJ
EBEFNPDJPOBMNVZD§NPEB {OPUFQBSFDF
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RVFZPNFMMFWBCBCJFODPOUVBDUVBMNVKFS:FTRVF
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62 Carta a mi padre
BNOPNFJNQPSU§MBSB[§OMBWFOUBKBQBSBNGVF
RVFUFJCBT BTRVFOPUFOBQPSRV±DVMQBSMBEFMEJWPS
DJP DPNPIJDJFSPONJTIFSNBOBT
&MDBTPFTRVFFMMBZZPOPTSFTQFU¸CBNPTNVUVB
NFOUFQPSFTPDSFRVFMPNFKPSFSBIBCMBSDPOFMMB
QSJNFSPQBSBRVFNFEJKFSBQPSE§OEFMMFHBSUF QPSRVF
IBZDPTBTFOMBTRVFOPUFDPOP[DP/PTRVFEBNPTEF
WFSFODVBMRVJFSMVHBS
2VFE§NVZJNQBDUBEBDVBOEPNFWJP:PUFOBFM
DBCFMMPN¸TDMBSP OPUBOSVCJPDPNPBIPSB QFSPZB
JCBNVZUSBOTGPSNBEB DPOFMEFTBSSPMMPNBNBSJPFWJ
EFOUF .F SFDPNFOE§ JS USBUBOEP FM BTVOUP DPOUJHP
QPSUFM±GPOP UFNBRVFTJNFWFBTBTQPESBTSFBDDJP
OBSEFNBOFSBWJPMFOUB%FDJEQFOTBSMP4JOFNCBSHP
OPQBT§NVDIPUJFNQPBOUFTEFRVFUVWJFSBRVFFO
GSFOUBSUF"MEBTJHVJFOUFEFMBFOUSFWJTUBDPOUVFTQPTB
NFMMBNBTUF {UFBDVFSEBT -PRVFUFOHPN¸TQSFTFOUF
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BMUVSBTEFUVWJEBUFEJTUFDVFOUBEFRVFFSFTQVUJUP
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QBSUJEP4PZNVKFSZNFDBMM±UPEBMBWJEBQPSNJF
EPBUJ QFSPZPRVFSBJOGPSN¸SUFMPEFPUSBGPSNB
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NVFSUPIJKPEFMBDIJOHBEB CMB CMB CMBy
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NVFSUBJCBTBUFOFSRVFTFHVJSEFQPTJU¸OEPNFMBNJ
TFSBCMF QFOTJ§O NFOTVBM QPSRVF FSB UV PCMJHBDJ§O

5PEBWBUVWJTUFFMEFTDBSPEFEFDJSNFRVFMP¡OJDPRVF
NFJNQPSUBCBEFUJFSBFMEJOFSP{2V±FTQFSBCBT :P
RVFSBUFOFSVOBSFMBDJ§OTBOBDPOUJHP QFSPOVODBMP
QFSNJUJTUF)BZBMHPRVFOPFOUJFOEPU¡UJFOFTBNJHPT
IPNPTFYVBMFT QBQ¸ ZOPMPTUSBUBTDPNPNFUSBUBTBN
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TBCBT 6OEBFODPOUS±VOBQ¸HJOBEF*OUFSOFUEFQFS
TPOBTUSBOTFYVBMFTUFOBOVOBTBMBEFDIBUBMBDVBMNF
JOTDSJCQBSBQMBUJDBSDPOFMMBT%FQSPOUPDPNFO[BSPO
BQBTBSTFOPNCSFTEFNFEJDBNFOUPT`8PX&SBBMHPRVF
FTUBCBCVTDBOEPIBDBUJFNQPQPSRVFZPQFOTBCBRVFMB
IPSNPOBDJ§OFTUBCBQSPIJCJEB
4BCBRVFRVFSBUFOFSFMDVFSQPEFNVKFS QFSPNF
QSFHVOUBCBD§NPTJOPUFOBMBOBQBSBPQFSBSNF1PS
RVFVOJNQMBOUFEFTFOPTVOPT WBSPTVOQBS
EFOBMHVJUBT QVFTQPSBIN¸TPNFOPTVOBPQFSB
DJ§OEFSPTUSP PUSBMBOB:EFTQV±TMBSFBTJHOBDJ§OEF
TFYPy/P QVFTJCBBFTUBSDBOJKP
1FSPUBNCJ±OTBCBRVFFMQSPDFTPEFUSBOTFYVBMJ
EBEFNQF[BCBDPOVOUSBUBNJFOUPIPSNPOBM4JOFN
66 Carta a mi padre
CBSHP EFTDPOPDBD§NPPCUFOFSMPPRVJ±OMPSFDFUB
CB1PSFTPDVBOEPFOUS±BFTBQ¸HJOBZNFFOUFS±RVF
WFOEFOMBTIPSNPOBTTJOSFDFUBZTFQVFEFODPNQSBS
FOGBSNBDJBTEFTJNJMBSFTN¸TCBSBUBT NFEJKFi"IPSB
FTDVBOEPw
-BTDPNQS±6ONPNFOUPBOUFTEFQPOFSNFMBQSJ
NFSBBNQPMMFUBFOMBQJFSOBNFWJFOFMFTQFKPZNF
EFTQFEEFMBPUSBJNBHFOi"EJ§T ZBUFWBTQBSBTJFN
QSFw-BJOZFDDJ§ONFEPMJ§VODIJOHP
/J/±MJEB OJU¡ OJOBEJF TBCBOOBEBEFFTUP1B
TBSPOUSFTNFTFTZDPNFO[BSPOBQSFTFOUBSTFDBNCJPT
NVZFWJEFOUFTFON-BWP[NFWJCSBCBNVDIPZOP
MPQPEBDPOUSPMBS/FMJNFQSFHVOUBCBRV±QBTBCB BT
RVFQBSBEJTJNVMBSIBCMBCBDBTJFOTFDSFUP&MMBTFEFTFT
QFSBCBQPSRVFOPNFFTDVDIBCB QFSPFTPOPFSBUPEP
EFDBRVFNJNJSBEBFSBPUSB RVFNFFTUBCBDBNCJBOEP
MBQJFMZNFTBMBDBCFMMPOVFWP5VWFRVFEFDJSMFRVFIB
CBDPNQSBEPVOPEFFTPTDPNQMFNFOUPTBMJNFOUJDJPT
RVFBOVODJBOFOMBUFMFWJTJ§OZNFMPFTUBCBUPNBOEP
5PEPFMUJFNQPFOMBDBTBFTUBCBWFTUJEBEFNVKFS
%PSNBWFTUJEBEFNVKFS4JOFNCBSHP BGVFSBOPFSB
MPNJTNP/±MJEBTJFNQSFNFEFDBRVFTJJCBBTBMJS
DPOFMMBNFDBNCJBSB1BSBOPFOUSBSFODPOGMJDUPT MP
IBDB$VBOEPTBMBZPTPMBJCBWFTUJEBEFNVKFS BVO
RVFUPEPFMNVOEPTFNFRVFEBCBWJFOEP
$POGBMEBUPNBCBUBYJT `ZRV±`"TTPZZRV±-BT
IPSNPOBTEFSFQFOUFFNQF[BSPOBDBVTBSDPTBTRVF
ZBGVFJOFWJUBCMFFTDPOEFS$BEBWF[RVFNFNBRVJMMB
CBNFWFBN¸TGFNFOJOB{4BCFT :POPT±RV±FGFDUP
UFOHBOFOFMSPTUSP QFSPDBNCJB%JDFOMPTN±EJDPT
Metamorfosis 67
RVF MB FTUSVDUVSB §TFB OP TF USBOTGPSNB :P QVFEP

EFDJSRVFT`$MBSPRVFT4FNPEJGJDBSPONJTQ§NV
MPT FMTFOPGSPOUBM FMNFOU§O MBOBSJ[ZPOPMBUFOB
UBOSFDUBZOPFTU¸PQFSBEB.FDBNCJBSPOMPTIPN
CSPT TFSFEVKFSPO:OPQVFEFOEFDJSRVFFSBMBNBTB
NVTDVMBSQPSRVFOVODBMBUVWFEFCJEPBMBFOGFSNF
EBE:PEFIPNCSPTFSBUBMMBFOWBS§OZWFBIPSB
{2VJ±ONFEJDFRVFOP :PMPWJW"EFN¸T MBUSBOTJDJ§O
TFTJFOUF%FSFQFOUFNFEPMBOMBDBSBPMPTIPNCSPT&O
MBDBEFSBIVCPVOSFBDPNPEPHSBTPZNFDSFDJFSPOMPT
IVFTPT)BZDPTBTRVFTFWBOIBDJFOEPFWJEFOUFT
-PTQSPCMFNBTWFSEBEFSPTWJOJFSPODVBOEP/FMJTF
FOUFS§/PFSBNJJOUFODJ§O QFSPUVWFRVFEFDSTFMP
QPSRVFNFJOUPYJRV±.FMMFO±EFSPODIBT OPQPEB
SFTQJSBS$BFOMBDVFOUBEFRVFFSBOMBTJOZFDDJPOFT
IPSNPOBMFTZRVFUFOBRVFJSBVOIPTQJUBM
4F QVTP NVZ NBM %JTDVUJNPT EF GPSNB CSVUBM
OVODBOPTIBCBNPTEJDIPDPTBTRVFOPTMBTUJNBSBO
UBOUP-PRVFMBUFOBNPMFTUBFTRVFMBIVCJFSBEFKBEP
BMNBSHFOEFUPEP ZOPUFOFSJEFBEFMQPSRV±EFMB
JOUPYJDBDJ§O4VSFBDDJ§OGVFFMBUBRVF-FSFDMBN±TV
EFTBNPSZNFHSJU§RVFIBCBEFKBEPEFBNBSNF RVF
MBFOGFSNFEBEFSBBMHPRVFOPTBCBD§NPFOGSFOUBSZ
RVFOPFTUBCBQSFQBSBEBQBSBMPRVFWFOB
4FOUDPNPDVBOEPNFQFHBCBTQPSRVFUJSBCBMBTDPTBT
BMOPUFOFSGVFS[BFOMBTNBOPT`&TJODSFCMFMBWJPMFODJB
EFUPEBOEPMFRVFFTUBTJUVBDJ§OQVFEFEFTBUBS JODMVTP
FOUSFQFSTPOBTRVFTFBNBO
-VFHPIBCMBNPTDPON¸TDBMNB-FPGSFDVOBEJT
DVMQBQPSOPIBCFSMBFOUFSBEP QFSPBDMBS±RVFOPCVT
68 Carta a mi padre
DBCBTVBQSPCBDJ§OFSBNJEFDJTJ§O1BSBFMMBGVFNVZ
EJGDJM-PFOUFOEJ§ QFSPNFEJKPRVFOPNFBZVEBSB
BJOZFDUBSNFQPSRVFFSBDPNPDPOUSJCVJSBMEPMPSRVF
TFOUBQPSMBUSBOTGPSNBDJ§OEFTVQBSFKB
.FDPTUBCBNVDIPDPNQSFOEFSOVFTUSBOVFWBTJ
UVBDJ§OFOMBDPOWJWFODJBDPUJEJBOBBWFDFTNFUSBUBCB
DPNPTVQBSFKBZBWFDFTOP4JZPRVFSBUFOFSBMH¡O
BDFSDBNJFOUPGTJDPNFEFDBRVFZBOP±SBNPTDPN
QB©FSBT QFSPDVBOEPTFTVTDJUBCBOFTUFUJQPEFTJUVB
DJPOFTSFMBDJPOBEBTDPOFMQSPDFTPEFUSBOTFYVBMJEBEMB
DPTBFSBEJGFSFOUF-FDPNFOU±RVFEFNJQBSUFOPIBCB
OJOH¡ODPOGMJDUPFOUFOFSVOBSFMBDJ§ODPOVOBNVKFS
&MMBOPBDFQU§
1BTBEP FM FQJTPEJP EF MB JOUPYJDBDJ§O EFDJE RVF MP
NFKPSFSBDPOTVMUBSBVON±EJDPFTQFDJBMJTUB QFSPOPTB
CBQPSE§OEFFNQF[BS BTRVFGVJBWFSBNJQSJNP'SBO
DJTDP NFKPSDPOPDJEPDPNP7JPMFUB$PNPDPNQSFOEFS¸T
OP DPOGFT± RVF RVFSB MB JOGPSNBDJ§O QBSB N -F QFE
RVFBWFSJHVBSBMPTEBUPTEFMEPDUPSQBSBQBT¸STFMPTBVOB
BNJHB.FQJEJ§VODPSSFPFMFDUS§OJDPFOFMRVFQVEJFSB
QPOFSTFFODPOUBDUPDPOFMMBQPSTVQVFTUPMFEJFMNP
BVORVF±MOPMPTBCB
&NQF[BNPT B DPNVOJDBSOPT QPS FTB WB ±M OP TF
JNBHJOBCBRVFFSBZP.FEJPMPTEBUPTEFMEPDUPS%BWJE
#BSSJPT'VJBWFSMPZNFQVTPVOBSFHB©J[BQPSIBCFSNF
BVUPNFEJDBEP4VTQFOEJNPTMBIPSNPOBDJ§O.FFYQMJ
D§RVFEFCBNPTIBDFSNVDIPTFTUVEJPTZUSBCBKBSDPOVO
SPMEFWJEBGFNFOJOPQBSBWFSD§NPJCBFODBKBOEPFNP
DJPOBMNFOUF
o1VFTFTRVFFOUPEPTMBEPTZBTPZNVKFS
Metamorfosis 69
o{:D§NPUFWB
o1VFTEFMBDIJOHBEB QFSPBIWPZ
"MFNQF[BSFMUSBUBNJFOUPIPSNPOBMFOGPSNBNJ
GFNJOJ[BDJ§OTFIJ[PFOUSFTNFTFT%FSFQFOUFQFOTB
CBi2VJ±OFTFTBRVFFTU¸FOFMFTQFKP QSFT±OUFONF
MB FTU¸NVZHVBQBw.FDBNCJ§UPEPSBQJETJNP&M
B©P BOUFSJPS FM DSFDJNJFOUP NBNBSJP FSB FTDBTP FO
FTPTUSFTNFTFTTFIJ[PN¸TFWJEFOUF/FMJNFEFDB
RVFNFFTUBCBQPOJFOEPCJFOOBMHPOB:PTFOUBRVF
TP©BCB
/±MJEB
1BSB/±MJEBGVFVOQSPDFTPQBVMBUJOP4FBDPTUVNCS§
1PDPBQPDPQFSEJ§TVTNJFEPT6OEBMFEJKFB%BWJE
NJQTJD§MPHP RVF/FMJDSFBRVFEFCBFYQMJDBSMFBUPEP
NVOEPMPRVFOPTQBTBCB MPDVBMMBNFUBFOVODPO
GMJDUPÎMNFDPNFOU§RVFFMMBOPUFOBOBEBRVFFYQMJDBS
ZRVFZPTFMPFYQMJDBSBBRVJFOZPRVJTJFSB
$VBOEP MF QMBUJRV± FM FQJTPEJP B /±MJEB NF QSF
HVOU§TJQPEBTBMJSBMBDBMMFTJONJFEPBFTUBSQFOTBO
EPMPRVFJCBBSFTQPOEFSMFBMBHFOUFi$MBSP FTNJWJEB
OPMBUVZB5¡OPUJFOFTRVFUFOFSNJFEP4JMBHFOUF
QSFHVOUB TBCSFNPTTJSFTQPOEFSPOPw"QBSUJSEFFTF
NPNFOUPMFCBK§MBBOHVTUJB
4JOFNCBSHP /±MJEBUFOBPUSPDPOGMJDUP&OSFBMJ
EBEFSBN¸TDPNQMJDBEPEFMRVFQVEJFSBOUFOFSVTUFEFT
DPNPGBNJMJBSFT/PTBCBRV±DMBTFEFSFMBDJ§OMMFWBS
72 Carta a mi padre
DPONJHP4VQTJD§MPHBMFEJKPRVFQFOTBSBRV±RVFSB
RVFGV±SBNPTIFSNBOJUBT DPNBESJUBT BNJHBT QSJNBT
{RV± /FMJSFTQPOEJ§RVFMFHVTUBCBIFSNBOBT$MBSP
TVQTJD§MPHBKBN¸TMFQSPQVTPMBPQDJ§OEFTFSQBSFKB
1PSRVFZPFTUPZDPOWFODJEBEFRVFTJMFIVCJFSBPGSF
DJEP FTB BMUFSOBUJWB FMMB OP TF IVCJFSB DPOGMJDUVBEP
UBOUP
/±MJEBNFIBEJDIPRVFNFBNB QFSPOPTBCFRV±
IBDFS D§NP EFDSTFMP BM NVOEP BTFHVSB RVF OP FT
MFTCJBOB:PMFIFQSPQVFTUPRVFOPTFFUJRVFUF4JU¡
NFQSFHVOUBTTJTPZMFTCJBOBZPUFWPZBEFDJSRVFOP
T±5BMWF[TPZCJTFYVBM UBMWF[OJTJRVJFSBTFBFTP.F
QVFEFOHVTUBSBMHVOPTIPNCSFTZUBNCJ±ONFQVF
EFOHVTUBSBMHVOBTNVKFSFT OPUPEPTOJUPEBT QFSPQBSB
RV±NFFUJRVFUPTJFMBNPSOPUJFOFH±OFSP6OPQVF
EFTFOUJSBNPSQPSMPTQBESFT QPSMPTIFSNBOPT QPS
MPTBNJHPT:QPSTFSNVKFSIFUFSPTFYVBMOPOFDFTBSJB
NFOUFUFOHPRVFTFOUJSBGFDUPT§MPQPSIPNCSFT.JT
BGFDUPTOPUJFOFOOBEBRVFWFSDPOFTP
)BTUBMBGFDIB/FMJOPQVFEFDPOMBTJUVBDJ§O&TU¸
CVTDBOEPQBSFKB BMHPRVFBNNFBOHVTUJBNVDIP&O
PDBTJPOFTNFFODFMPZTFFNQF©BFORVFZPCVTRVF
QBSFKBUBNCJ±O$VBOEPMFEJHPRVFNFHVTUBBMHVJFO
SFBDDJPOBEFEJGFSFOUFTNBOFSBTTJMFBHSBEBFMGVMBOP
NFEJDFRVFTFTU¸HVBQPZNFTJHVFFMKVFHPTJOPMF
HVTUBFTJOEJGFSFOUF1FSPDPOMBTNVKFSFTTFQPOFNVZ
DFMPTB4FHVSBNFOUFU¡OPFOUJFOEFTFTUPBWFDFTZP
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)BDFQPDPBOEVWFDPOVOUJQP$BQJU¸O QJMPUPBWJB
EPSDJWJM"MQSJODJQJPOPTMMFW¸CBNPTCJFO QFSPFTNVZ
Nélida 73
WJPMFOUP QPTFTJWP Z DFMPTP IBTUB FM UPQF FTP OP NF

HVTUB &NQFD± B UFOFS CSPODBT DPO ±M : /±MJEB NF
EFDBRVFMFUVWJFSBQBDJFODJB RVFFTUPEFMBUSBOTFYVB
MJEBEFSBBMHPOVFWPQBSB±M
o ÎMOPNFWFDPNPVOBDIJDBUSBOT NFWFDPNPVOB
NVKFS4BCFRVFTPZUSBOTFYVBM QPSRVFTFMPEJKF Z
NFBDFQU§UBMDVBM/PFTDVFTUJ§OEFQBDJFODJB-P
RVFQBTBFTRVFQJFOTBDPNPNBDIPZZPOPWPZB
BWBMBSFTP OJNFWPZBDPNQPSUBSDPNPVOBNVKFS
TVNJTBRVFEFCFBHVBOUBSMPQPSRVFIBZRVFUFOFS
MFQBDJFODJB/P OJNBESFT.BDIPTZPOPRVJFSP
o &TRVF±MUFIBCMBDPONVDIPDBSJ©P UFUSBUBNVZ
CJFO MPUSBFTEFVOBMB2VJFSFRVFUFWBZBTBWJWJS
DPO±M&TRVFMPTIPNCSFTBTTPO OPMPTWBTB
DBNCJBS
o /FMJ U¡FSFTNJNBFTUSB OPNFEFDFQDJPOFT/P
WPZ B DBNCJBS ZP B MPT NBDIPT QFSP UBNQPDP
RVJFSPUPMFSBSBVONBDIPBNJMBEP OPMPRVJFSP
:NFOPTQPSRVFTVDPOEVDUBBWFDFTNFFWPDBCBMB
UVZB$VBOEPMPNBOE±BMEJBCMP /±MJEBFTUBCBN¸T
BOHVTUJBEBRVF±M QFSPUSPOBNPT
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GVFSUFT/FMJZZPTPMFNPTDPOTVMUBSMP&OSFMBDJ§ODPO
NJ QSPDFTP EF USBOTFYVBMJEBE MF QSFHVOUBNPT D§NP
IBDFSMFQBSBDPNVOJD¸STFMPBMBHFOUFBOVFTUSPBMSFEFEPS
"HSBOEFTSBTHPTFM*$IJOHOPTEJKPi%FCFOJOGPSNBS
MPQSJNFSPBMBTQFSTPOBTDPOMBTRVFN¸TDPOGJBO[B
UJFOFOw "DPOTFKBCB IBDFS USFT MJTUBT RVJFO MP QVFEF
FOUFOEFS RVJFOMPQPES¸FOUFOEFSFOVOGVUVSPZRVJFO
KBN¸TMPWBBFOUFOEFS&MBCPSBNPTMBTMJTUBTZFOMBTUSFT
OPTFRVJWPDBNPTQPSDPNQMFUP$SFPRVFDPOMB¡OJDB
QFSTPOBRVFOPNFGBMM§GVFDPOUJHPUFQVTFFOMBDP
MVNOBEFOVODBKBN¸T
/PPCTUBOUF NJTBNJHPT MPTRVFTFRVFEBCBOBEPSNJS
FOMBDBTB DPOMPTRVFJCBBMDJOF BRVJFOFTQMBUJDBCBNJT
QSPCMFNBT MPTRVFNFDPOUBCBOTVTCSPODBTBNJHPTEF
76 Carta a mi padre
NOJNPB©PT TFEJFSPOMBWVFMUBZTFGVFSPO6OPT
IPOFTUBNFOUF EJKFSPO i/P QPEFNPT OP TBCFNPT
D§NPUSBUBSUF UFOBNPTVOBNJHP DPOUJHPOPWBNPTB
QPEFSQMBUJDBSDPNPDPO±Mw
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1BSBMBNJTNBHFOUFFOBMHVOBTDJSDVOTUBODJBTTPZMB
NJTNBQFSTPOB QFSPFOPUSBTOP&TDPNPWJWJSVOB
QTJDPTJTTPDJBMNVZDPNQMFKB{"QBSUJSEFDV¸OEPEFK±
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