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The Second Silhouette

La segunda silueta

There is another climber above Yaretzi on the forbidden peak of Khumjun Ri. It copies her every move, always exactly one step higher, and the wind erases its tracks before she can reach them. Her sister's final radio call, six years ago, described the very same thing.

Part 1 of 3 in One Step Ahead

«Cuando la linterna gire hacia el río, cuentas hasta diez y cruzas —susurró Noé, pegado a la pared de piedra—. Sin correr. El hielo del puente cruje».

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