In Valdiel, every clock reads exactly three o'clock: the church tower, the café, every shop window. The only thing still ticking in the whole village is the silver watch on Irene's wrist — and an old man has just gone white at the sight of it.
Part 1 of 3 in The Village of Stopped Clocks
Irene mira su reloj. Son las cinco de la tarde. Pero el reloj de la iglesia marca las tres.
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