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“Cualquiera que haya sufrido una larga convalecencia sabe que la enfermedad nos sensibiliza. Tanto el cuerpo como la mente vuelven a ese estado de fragilidad que conocieron durante la niñez. Cuando uno permanece acostado durante un periodo considerable, la puerta, la silla, la mesita de noche recobran su dimensión verdadera.”

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