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Cover illustration for What the Lead Sang, B2 Spanish story

What the Lead Sang

Lo que cantó el plomo

Leonardo's hidden machine really does turn lead into gleaming gold. The only question is whether a sixteen-year-old gilder should tell the man holding his master hostage that the great inventor had a sense of humor.

Part 2 of 2 in The Gilded Lie

Los guijarros golpearon el postigo dos veces antes de que Fiammetta abriera la ventana, con el pelo suelto y un cuchillo de cocina en la mano. «¿Te has vuelto loco? Mi padre duerme al lado».

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