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The First Circle

El primer círculo

In a half-forgotten academy in rainy Bogotá, the teacher hasn't spoken a single word in three weeks. He only draws circles and triangles on a chalkboard — and one exhausted translator is beginning to read them.

Part 1 of 3 in The Grammar of Silence

El primer día del curso, Mauricio dibujó un círculo en el tablero. Solo eso. No dijo «buenas tardes», no explicó nada.

Opening lines