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En aquella noche casi oscura, constelada<br />

arriba cobar<strong>de</strong>mente, constelada abajo<br />

por las escamas <strong>de</strong> los peces y por el<br />

silencioso telar <strong>de</strong> luz <strong>de</strong> las luciérnagas,<br />

un ruido extraño, estri<strong>de</strong>nte como la<br />

carcajada <strong>de</strong> una vieja, puso toques<br />

eléctricos <strong>de</strong> pavor en los nervios <strong>de</strong><br />

los pescadores. Después, todo quedó<br />

mudo. El cipote se había agarrado,<br />

temblando, <strong>de</strong> los brazos <strong>de</strong> Pedro.<br />

—¡Agüén, qué fuéso?.. . ¡Amonós, vos!<br />

El muchacho lloraba. Pedro se echó la<br />

atarraya al hombro; cogió el sombrero<br />

que había <strong>de</strong>jado en la arena, y llevando<br />

casi a rastras al cipote, emprendió<br />

carrera, vereda arriba. Al llegar al<br />

camino <strong>de</strong> los llanos, un bostezo azul<br />

<strong>de</strong>l día los paró. Clareaba<br />

—¡Achís, O, ya maneció!...<br />

El miedo se había <strong>de</strong>shecho, dulzoso,<br />

como un terrón <strong>de</strong> azúcar en un guacal<br />

<strong>de</strong> agua fresca. Suspiraron.<br />

—¿Y vos crés en la Zigua, O?<br />

—Yo no, ¿y vos?<br />

—¡Yo no creyo! Si querés, vamos a ver<br />

qué jue eso.<br />

—Andá vos, aquí tespero.<br />

110<br />

In the darkness of that night a few dim<br />

stars above reflected on the scales of the<br />

fish below and also from the weaving of<br />

light of the fireflies. Sud<strong>de</strong>nly, a strange<br />

noise, stri<strong>de</strong>nt as the cackle of an old<br />

woman, gave electric shocks of fear to<br />

the nerves of the fishermen. After that<br />

everything was silent. The kid, shaking,<br />

grabbed Pedro’s arms.<br />

“Holy crap, what was that? Let’s get the<br />

heck out of here!”<br />

The boy was crying. Pedro threw the<br />

fish net over his shoul<strong>de</strong>r, grabbed the<br />

sombrero that he had left on the sand,<br />

and almost dragging the kid, he beat a<br />

retreat up the trail. When they reached<br />

the plains the blue yawn of the morning<br />

stopped them. It was getting light out.<br />

“Holy shit, it’s light out!”<br />

The fear had vanished, sweet, like a<br />

lump of sugar in a bowl of fresh water.<br />

They sighed.<br />

“And you, do you believe in the Sigua?”<br />

“I don’t, do you?”<br />

“I don’t belive in it! If you want, let’s go<br />

find out what that was.”<br />

“You go, I’ll wait for you here.”

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