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Cover illustration for The Figure in Gallery Seven, B1 Spanish story

The Figure in Gallery Seven

La figura de la sala siete

A wax museum at night has 136 figures. By morning, Facundo is sure the count is wrong — because one of them is breathing.

Facundo recibió las llaves a las diez de la noche. El guardia anterior, un hombre mayor con ojeras profundas, lo miró con algo parecido a la lástima. «Hay ciento treinta y seis figuras», dijo.

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