When you take his tea, the old man smiles at you
and an animated conversation begins. He explains the different reasons
why the few people who lived there left one after the other. He
talks in detail about the lives and deeds of his former neighbours.
You tell him your surnames (Spaniards have two and
you have kept them both!) and explain him how you left the village
and immigrated to the States 40 years ago. In the course of the
conversation you discover he is your uncle -after all, everyone
was related in the village: there were uncles and aunts everywhere-
Through the never-ending stories he tells you, you
stand a chance to explore the caves of your own past, still unconquered.
You have the time of your life and you finally discover
what brought you there.
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