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Life's hard. To be in peace with oneself, one must speak the truth. To be in peace with others, one must lie.

— Adolfo Bioy Casares

La vida es difícil. Para estar en paz con uno mismo hay que decir la verdad. Para estar en paz con el prójimo hay que mentir.

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Descanso de caminantes, 2001.

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