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The Blue That Cannot Be Bought

El azul que no se vende

In the tanners' quarter of Florence, the stink of hides can hide a fugitive. Nardo learned that as a boy — tonight, running from a watchman's lantern with three years of savings in his fist, he finally has reason to be grateful for it.

Part 2 of 4 in The Night of Impossible Blue

La linterna avanzó un paso. Nardo no esperó el segundo. Giró sobre los talones y corrió hacia el único lugar de Florencia donde ningún guardia entraba de buena gana: el barrio de los curtidores.

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