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Cover illustration for The Color That Breathed, B1 Spanish story

The Color That Breathed

El color que respiraba

Isidora has mixed every pigment known to the human eye. The one she invents on a Tuesday night has never existed anywhere in nature—and it turns her studio door into an exit from reality.

Isidora pintaba todas las tardes en su pequeño taller de Valparaíso. Desde la ventana podía ver los cerros llenos de casas de colores: azul, amarillo, rojo, verde. Conocía cada color como a un viejo amigo.

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