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—Veya, primo, si me va a soltar sólo a
yo, mejor alléveme.
El cabo vaciló, honorífico.
—Es que el deber, hermano... la vaina...
Como Miguel le miraba fijo y callando,
el cabo López se alejó lento a la sombra
oscura de una fila de isotes y llamó a
los soldados, que le fueron rodeando
curiosos. Al mismo tiempo Miguel se
unió a los presos y les arrimó al puro de
la resignación, la brasa de la esperanza.
Después de un buen rato de espera,
los sacadores vieron llegar al cabo que
se arrimaba caviloso. Se paró enfrente,
con los brazos cruzados encima de la
daga. Los miró uno a uno como juido.
Naide habló palabra. Lejano se oiba el
río, siempre despierto. Como en trance
sin remedio, el cabo dijo por fin:
—¡Desgránense, desgraciados; no seya
que me arripienta!...
Semejando cercenadas cabezas de
gigantes, las ollas se quedaron solitas
junto al cerco de púas, como diciendo:
“¡Achís, ¿qué pasaría?!...”
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“Look, my friend, if it’s just me that
you’re letting go, I’d rather stay with my
compadres.”
The corporal hesitated, horrified.
“It’s my duty, brother... my job.”
Since Miguel fixed his eyes on him and
remainded silent, Corporal López slowly
moved away towards the dark shadow
of izotes 107 palms and beckoned his
men who curiously surrounded him.
At the same time, Miguel joined the
other prisoners. He brought with him
the cigar of resignation and the embers
of hope.
After waiting a good while, the
moonshiners saw the corporal coming
towards them with a thoughtful face.
He stepped in front of them, with his
arms crossed above his dagger. No one
said a word. In the distance the river
babbled, always awake. As if he were
in a trance, and with no other solution,
the corporal finally said:
“Just go away, idiots... before I change
my mind.”
Reminiscent of lopped off heads of
giants, the clay jugs were abandoned
there, they remained lonely by the
barbed wire fence, as if saying:
“Holy shit... what just happened?”
107. Yucca jaliscensis, a variation of yucca that has a tall stem and pointed leaves that end in a sharp
needle. It gives a white flower considered a culinary delicacy.