Before Night Falls
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to those who are willing
to climb them.

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I do not remember
when I was born.

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But, when I was three
months old,

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my mother returned
to my grandparents' home

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with me as the proof
of her failure.

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The splendor of my childhood
was unique,

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because of its absolute poverty,
and absolute freedom...

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out in the open,
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surrounded by trees,
animals, and people

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who were indifferent
toward me.

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Grandmother: Reinaldo!
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Reinaldo!
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Niño, apúrate con esa agua,
Dios mío!

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Mira que hay que esperar
en esta casa!

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My early life was surrounded
by a room full of unhappy women

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who were all bossed around
by my grandmother,

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the heart of the house,
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the only woman I ever saw
who peed standing up

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and talked to God
at the same time.

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My mother was a very beautiful
and very lonely woman.

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She had only known one man,
my father,

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and had enjoyed the pleasures
of love for only a few months

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and then, gave that all up
for the rest of her life,

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creating in her
a great sense of frustration.


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