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C uento / Story<br />

Cuando las grandes tempestades,<br />

cuando la lluvia interminable y cerrada<br />

hacían oscurecer todo, mi padre y sus<br />

ayudantes gritaban tratando de esquivar<br />

aquel punto. Podrían encallar o perder la<br />

propela. Yo percibía un alerta desconcierto y<br />

sentía asomar en ellos un raro miedo.<br />

Miedo que se convirtió en terror una tarde<br />

cuando, en efecto, la curiara chocó contra<br />

algo que permanecía en el fondo. Los marineros<br />

venían confundidos y mi padre no<br />

supo maniobrar a tiempo. La embarcación<br />

se volteó, todas las cosas fueron arrastradas<br />

por la corriente y yo quedé, al nadar un poco,<br />

colocado suavemente sobre una superficie<br />

de arena.<br />

Apreté los pies contra aquella cubierta nueva,<br />

tersa y extrañamente sólida, mientras<br />

alrededor el agua corría con fuerza agitando<br />

mi cuerpo. Los tres ayudantes y mi padre<br />

gritaban que me quedara quieto. Iban devolviendo<br />

la nave a su posición correcta y trataban<br />

de rescatar algunas cosas. La tormenta<br />

arreciaba y ya el sol no volvería.<br />

When huge storms and heavy,<br />

interminable rain shrouded the<br />

view, my father and the crewmen<br />

shouted about trying to avoid that<br />

spot. They were afraid they would run<br />

aground or lose the roeller. I sensed a<br />

wary unease and felt them give in to a<br />

curious fear.<br />

The fear bloomed into terror one afternoon<br />

when the dugout struck something<br />

on the river bottom. he sailors were confused<br />

and my father was not able to maneuver<br />

away in time. he boat overturned<br />

and its contents were swept away by the<br />

current. y swimming a bit, I found myself<br />

gently deposited on a sandy surface.<br />

I dug my feet into that new deck, smooth<br />

and oddly solid, while the water rushed<br />

by, buffeting me. he crewmen and my<br />

father shouted at me to keep still. They<br />

were righting the boat and trying to recover<br />

some of the things that went overboard.<br />

he storm intensified and the sun<br />

dropped out of sight.<br />

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