Сто лет одиночества

           Heorderedthemtocutdownthetreestomakeaclearingbesidetheriver,atthecoolestspotonthebank,andtheretheyfoundedthevillage.

           JoseArcadioBuendfadidnotsucceedindecipheringthedreamofhouseswithmirrorwallsuntilthedayhediscoveredice.Thenhethoughtheunderstooditsdeepmeaning.Hethoughtthatinthenearfuturetheywouldbeabletomanufactureblocksoficeonalargescalefromsuchacommonmaterialaswaterandwiththembuildthenewhousesofthevillage.Macondowouldnolongerbeaburningplace,wherethehingesanddoorknockerstwistedwiththeheat,butwouldbechangedintoawintrycity.Ifhedidnotpersevereinhisattemptstobuildanicefactory,itwasbecauseatthattimehewasabsolutelyenthusiasticovertheeducationofhissons,especiallythatofAureliano,whofromthefirsthadrevealedastrangeintuitionforalchemy.Thelaboratoryhadbeendustedoff.ReviewingMelqufades’notes,serenenow,withouttheexaltationofnovelty,inprolongedandpatientsessionstheytriedtoseparateOrsula’sgoldfromthedebristhatwasstucktothebottomofthepot.YoungJoseArcadioscarcelytookpartintheprocess.Whilehisfatherwasinvolvedbodyandsoulwithhiswaterpipe,thewillfulfirst-born,whohadalwaysbeentoobigforhisage,hadbecomeamonumentaladolescent.Hisvoicehadchanged.Anincipientfuzzappearedonhisupperlip.Onenight,asOrsulawentintotheroomwherehewasundressingtogotobed,shefeltamingledsenseofshameandpity:hewasthefirstmanthatshehadseennakedafterherhusband,andhewassowell-equippedforlifethatheseemedabnormal.Orsula,pregnantforthethirdtime,relivedhernewlywedterror.

           Aroundthattimeamerry,foul-mouthed,provocativewomancametothehousetohelpwiththechorea,andsheknewhowtoreadthefutureincards.