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The Night the Gym Went Quiet

La noche en que el gimnasio se quedó en silencio

Backstage, under the burning lights, the famous singing dog refuses to make a sound. Which leaves Renata alone with a microphone, a flat voice, and the one song the whole school has never actually heard her sing.

Part 4 of 4 in The Voice That Wasn't Mine

Detrás del telón, Mango temblaba como gelatina. El gimnasio de la Secundaria Benito Juárez estaba lleno: trescientas personas, luces calientes, bocinas enormes. Mango, que en el patio de la casa cantaba como un ángel peludo, ahora estaba pegado al suelo con las orejas hacia atrás.

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