Сто лет одиночества

           Whentherewereonlytwopieceslefttodraw,itwasestablishedtowhomtheybelonged.

           "Fivepesosmorefromeachone,"JoséArcadioproposed,"andI’llsharemyselfwithboth.

           Hemadehislivingthatway.Hehadbeenaroundtheworldsixty-fivetimes,enlistedinacrewofsailorswithoutacountry.ThewomenwhowenttobedthatnightinCatarino’sstorebroughthimnakedintothedancesalonsothatpeoplecouldseethattherewasnotasquareinchofhisbodythatwasnottattooed,frontandback,andfromhisnecktohistoes.Hedidnotsucceedinbecomingincorporatedintothefamily.Hesleptalldayandspentthenightinthered-lightdistrict,makingbetsonhisstrength.Ontherareoccasionswhenúrsulagothimtositdownatthetable,hegavesignsofradiantgoodhumor,especiallywhenhetoldabouthisadventuresinremotecountries.HehadbeenshipwreckedandspenttwoweeksadriftintheSeaofJapan,feedingonthebodyofacomradewhohadsuccumbedtosunstrokeandwhoseextremelysaltyfleshasitcookedinthesunhadasweetandgranulartaste.UnderabrightnoondaysunintheGulfofBengalhisshiphadkilledaseadragon,inthestomachofwhichtheyfoundthehelmet,thebuckles,andtheweaponsofaCrusader.IntheCaribbeanhehadseentheghostofthepirateshipofVictorHugues,itssailstornbythewindsofdeath,themastschewedbyseaworms,andstilllookingforthecoursetoGuadeloupe.