I choose to be the giant

who entrusts his life to a stone:

to its weight, its contours,

its hue, its severity.


Elijo ser el gigante

que confía su vida a una piedra:

a su peso, a su relieve,

a su tono, a su rigor.


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After announcing,

with the shining of its flame, that it would run over,

the candle must return to its faltering density

on the tip of my finger.



Después de anunciar,

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