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1

had succeeded
había logrado
in understanding
áun conocer
the wide range
la variedad
of blends
de mezclas
the infusions
las infusiones

2

that he would use
que él utilizaba
these f
éstas
were different
eran diferentes
prepared (f pl)
preparadas

3

according to
de acuerdo
the needs
la necesisdad
of each individual
de cada uno
cataracts
las cataratas
he would say
decía siempre

4

as
al mismo tiempo
a laughter
una carcajada
discreet (f s)
discreta
however
sin embargo

5

we all knew
todos sabíamos
that he saw
que él veía
beyond
más allá
one would manage
uno lograba

6

the guava trees
los guayobos
the companions
los empañeros
the spirit
el espíritu
there
ahí
in the middle
en medio

7

a small medow
un potrero
the vegetation
la vegetación
there was
había
trees
los árboles

8

whose
cuya
kind-hearted
amable
the shade
la sombra
it invited one
invitaba
to rest
a descansar

9

a long f
una extensa
prayer
una plegaria
to the heavens
al cielo

10

the soul
el alma
the tormened f
desconsolada
Thereupon
sufuidamente
would put back up ?
nos poníamos
we would grasp for /
buscábamos

11

air
aliento
it would be possible
era posible
to begin
iniciar
the arduous
la penosa
the walk
caminata

12

all the way to the end ?
hasta llegar por fin
finally ?
al final
the slope
la cuesta

14

the arms
brazos
they would hang down
se descolgaban
achieving
logrando
so ?
así
to cover
tapar

15

any
cualquier
small ray
rayito
of the morning
matutina
he dares
se atrevía
a crack / a slip
una rendija

16

in complicity
en complicidad

17

Don Florindo, with a slightly hunched back,
Don Florindo, un tanto encorvado
and the load of the sufferings of others,
y la carga de sufrimientos de los demás,
would always wear a hat made of heavy cotton,
se ponía siempre un sombrero de manta
and a white shirt with rolled up sleeves,
y una camisa blanca con las mangas enrolladas;

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thus creating a soft contrast with his gold tone skin.
creando así, un suave contraste con su piel dorada.
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