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Over the Rooftops

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At eleven at night, someone knocks softly on Marcelo's door: the woman from the window, soaked with rain and very much alive. Now everything depends on a loose tile behind a kitchen sink.

Part 3 of 4 in Written on the Glass

Por la mañana, un policía miró la ventana vacía desde la calle. «Señor, ahí no hay nada», dijo. «Un apartamento vacío no es un delito».

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