The antique dealer sold Salomé the enormous old mirror for almost nothing, and he smiled far too long as she carried it away. Now the glass refuses to show her face at all; it shows a twilight city of paper birds, and the powerful woman ruling it looks exactly like her.
Part 1 of 4 in The Mirror of Unlived Lives
«Veinte mil pesos», dijo Gustavo, y tocó el suelo con la punta de su bastón. Salomé miró el espejo otra vez. Era más alto que ella, con un marco de madera oscura, lleno de flores y pájaros tallados.
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