Сто лет одиночества
Chapter 3
Theywouldgathertogettoconverseendlessly,totelloverandoverforhoursonendthesamejokes,tocomplicatetothelimitsofexasperationthestoryaboutthecapon,whichwasanendlessgameinwhichthenarratoraskediftheywantedhimtotellthemthestoryaboutthecapon,andwhentheyansweredyes,thenarratorwouldsaythathehadnotaskedthemtosayyes,butwhethertheywantedhimtotellthemthestoryaboutthecapon,andwhentheyansweredno,thenarratortoldthemthathehadnotaskedthemtosayno,butwhethertheywantedhimtotellthemthestoryaboutthecapon,andwhentheyremainedsilentthenarratortoldthemthathehadnotaskedthemtoremainsilentbutwhethertheywantedhimtotellthemthestoryaboutthecapon,andnoonecouldleavebecausethenarratorwouldsaythathehadnotaskedthemtoleavebutwhethertheywantedhimtotellthemthestoryaboutthecapon,andsoonandoninaviciouscirclethatlastedentirenights.
WhenJoséArcadioBuendíarealizedthattheplaguehadinvadedthetown,hegatheredtogethertheheadsoffamiliestoexplaintothemwhatheknewaboutthesicknessofinsomnia,andtheyagreedonmethodstopreventthescourgefromspreadingtoothertownsintheswamp.Thatwaswhytheytookthebellsoffthegoats,bellsthattheArabshadswappedthemformacaws,andputthemattheentrancetotownatthedisposalofthosewhowouldnotlistentotheadviceandentreatiesofthesentinelsandinsistedonvisitingthetown.
