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Red roses and little bishops
Red roses and little bishops Chapter 13. About how cigars and how they explode “She is a beautiful woman” Grandfather said, talking about his plane. “Of course, next to Manuela her beauty is insignificant, but still, that happens to any woman when compared to Manuela! Well, except you hon, but I’ve always…
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The Generals and the naming of villages
In the lands of the coffee, from the book, Searching for treasures “Since we weren’t that many, we didn’t end up on the mountain tips, like forest rangers. Naturally, as the years went by, the village grew, like all the rest of the things under the sun. The same as Caldas, it…
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Back for lunch
Back for lunch Chapter 13. About how cigars and how they explode On the dashboard, aside of the compass, he also invariably carried a small rosary with black beads; it was a gift from Grandmother, who had it blessed by the Bishop of Managua years before. Before Grandfather took off, many times…
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Life ain’t easy
In the lands of the coffee, from the book, Searching for treasures “Well… I can’t speak for the rest, for I would only be guessing, and I cannot honestly answer for them. Each one us surely had their own personal reason for moving out towards unknown, virgin lands (that is to say,…
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A rosary with black beads
A rosary with black beads Chapter 13. About how cigars and how they explode “Jairito, I’m simply asking that when you’re up there flying those deadly missions of yours that you take good care of yourself, and you come home for lunch, once you’re done.” All this happened a long…
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In other times and ways of life
In the lands of the coffee, from the book, Searching for treasures “Let me tell you a bit more about my hometown. The founding fathers of Marsella came, precisely, from Villamaría. It all began when one of the bolder, daring men set the example, the rest merely followed, or should I say,…
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Forty protective saints
Forty protective saints Chapter 13. About how cigars and how they explode In a way Grandfather still fumigated with his trusty Cessna. In his own words: “I don’t believe that things are so different, here and now; before, I would spend my time, flying over the cotton plantations and fighting…
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A bottomless pit
In the lands of the coffee, from the book, Searching for treasures “Do you know what a bambuco is, neighbor? You who come from distant lands where people have other manners in their speech…” “No, Jon Jairo. I’ve never heard that word before. Is it, perhaps, some kind of food?”…
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An irresistible officer
An irresistible officer Chapter 13. About how cigars and how they explode Corporal! Place the Sergeant under arrest, conduct him to headquarters and then, proceed to place yourself and the eight troopers present under arrest as well! Understood, Corporal?” “Sir! Yes, Sir!” “Very well, carry on! And, Corporal!”…
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A song from the far past
In the lands of the coffee, from the book, Searching for treasures Suddenly, he began to sing in a low, but melodious voice. “Breathless are those trails through the sierras of my Caldas; they are the strokes of manhood’s forceful strikes of machetes against the flesh of the ravines. Yearning…