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The Taste of Ashes and Salt

El sabor de la ceniza y la sal

One bite, in front of a jury, after thirteen years of refusing. What Rayen finds on the fork isn't meat at all — it's a kitchen in southern Chile she swore she'd forgotten.

Part 2 of 2 in The Borrowed Tongue

La mañana de la Prueba del Fuego, Elías esperaba junto a la puerta de servicio con dos cafés y ojeras de no haber dormido. «Pensé que no vendrías», dijo. «Casi no vengo».

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