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Cover illustration for The Hundred-Year Door, B1 Spanish story

The Hundred-Year Door

La puerta de los cien años

The vault beneath the Alhambra opens once every hundred years, and the thief waiting at its door plays every note without a single mistake. Perfection, as it turns out, is not the key.

Part 2 of 2 in The Locksmith of Melodies

Azucena abrió la puerta de su patio antes del amanecer. «Tenemos un día», dijo, y puso sobre la mesa su mitad de la Gran Clave, con los bordes rotos. «Apréndela hasta que sea tuya».

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