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Cover illustration for The Smile and the Knife, A2 Spanish story

The Smile and the Knife

La sonrisa y el cuchillo

Forty-two fake invoices, one small USB drive, and an elevator that dies between the fourth and third floors at nine p.m. The only other passenger has a very calm smile — and a knife in his pocket.

Part 1 of 2 in Between Floors

La impresora terminó y la oficina quedó en silencio. Maite miró la factura número cuarenta y dos. La empresa de papel no existía.

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