![]() ![]() My plan was to get my hands on his complete works and read them all by the end of the week. At noon I approached my father to quiz him about the book and about Julián Carax-both world famous, I assumed. Who better than Tomás to share my secret? Then, remembering my promise, I decided that circumstances advised me to adopt what in detective novels is termed a different modus operandi. ![]() I pictured us both, equipped with flashlights and compasses, uncovering the mysteries of those bibliographic catacombs. Tomás Aguilar was a classmate who devoted his free time and his talent to the invention of wonderfully ingenious contraptions of dubious practicality, like the aerostatic dart or the dynamo spinning top. My first thought on waking was to tell my best friend about the Cemetery of Forgotten Books. A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept. ![]()
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