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Originally published as En la orilla in 2013 by Editorial Anagrama, Barcelona.

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Translator’s acknowledgments: I would like to thank the author for his patience with my queries, as well as my usual helpers, Annella McDermott and Ben Sherriff, for whose advice and support I am forever grateful.

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