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“Humean montañas de basura a ambos lados de la carretera. Seres andrajosos suben y bajan por ellas. Un adolescente, recostado sobre una pila de cartones y trapos, lee. Ha encontrado un libro y lo lee con dificultad, pero hechizado. Para él ha desaparecido el basural, sus manos heladas y sucias pasan las hojas del libro. El adolescente ha terminado de leer su libro. Se encienden estrellas sobre la basura. Es la primera vez que lee un libro desde el comienzo hasta el final. Es la primera vez que descubre que alguien que no lo conoce y a quien nunca vio, sabe exactamente lo que le pasa y lo que piensa. Aprieta el libro. Llora. O casi. Acaba de comprender que no está solo en el universo. Hay alguien que lo entiende y se lo ha contado por medio de un libro. Vuelve a la primera página, a la primera frase. Se repite a sí mismo el nombre del autor. Es un escritor de otro país, de Alemania”

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