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Lingofable

A 3-part Spanish story series

Against the Odds and the Stars

Contra los astros y las probabilidades

  1. Part 1: Bad Omens at Table Seven

    C1 Spanish · 7 min read

    At their best friends' wedding, an astrologer and an actuary agree on exactly one thing: this marriage is doomed. They just can't agree on why — so they put the bet in writing, on a napkin, with signatures.

  2. Part 2: The Storm We Both Predicted

    C1 Spanish · 5 min read

    Her stars predicted the flood. His spreadsheet predicted the flood. Neither system has anything useful to say about kissing your rival at three in the morning, soaked in rain and flour.

  3. Part 3: The Unmodelable Variable

    C1 Spanish · 5 min read

    The most important memo of Neftalí's actuarial career fits on one folded page, and its subject line reads: 'Expected value of a life without Amarilis.' The stars still say no. The numbers still say no. Friday is coming anyway.