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“Hay un texto sobre cómo el bosque de Chapultepec es invadido por miles de sirvientas todos los domingos; un recorrido por la avenida Insurgentes, la calle más larga del mundo; un homenaje al monumento que alberga la mano cortada de un ex-presidente; y el recuento de una noche pasada en un bar de mal muerte adonde los soldados llegan con su novia y se van con un novio.”

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Book:The Mexico City Reader

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Source: The Interior Circuit: A Mexico City Chronicle

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