Isisa sikaNicolás Valdés, wamagorha UBlas Ruiz Grau Baye ukuba andazi ukuba yintoni noir zakudala. Ngaphandle kokulahla, ewe, imeko yangoku ukwenziwa kwakhona kolwaphulo-mthetho njengeyona ntiyo iphambili, Unako ukunikela ngokufa njenge-theatre ye-macabre.
Umbuzo njengamaxesha onke ibhalansi, incasa yophando kunye nokwazisa kwisiqendu se-labyrinthine apho ukufumanisa into nganye entsha kuphakathi komceli mngeni wobukrelekrele kunye nokufumanisa okuphazamisayo.
Wamkelekile ke kwihlabathi likaNicolás Valdés. Indawo ebumnyameni nesoyikisayo apho ukufumanisa inyani kubonakala ngathi kuyaphikisana nokusinda.
UNicolás Valdés akakhange abonakalise zimpawu zobomi ukusukela oko wagqibela ukubonakala omncinanana eMors, xa kwabulawa ngokukhohlakeleyo abantu abathandathu. Umhloli ubelahlekile unyaka, umbulali usekho simahla kwaye kuzolile kulawula eMadrid. Sinye kuphela isizathu sokuba uNicolás abuye. Mnye kuphela umntu onokuyiphelisa loo nzolo.
WONKE AMABALI ANESIQALO KODWA KWAKUNESIPHELO, NANGONA.
Umbulali unexesha lokulungiselela intshukumo yakhe enkulu, eya kuthi ikhokelele ekubeni ajongane nomhloli kumdlalo wakhe wokugqibela wechess. IMadrid sele iphumle kakhulu, noNicolás Valdés naye. Lixesha lokufikelela esiphelweni, isiphelo esilinde iminyaka esibhozo: mnye kuphela kwaba babini onokuhlala emi.
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