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2、itfortheboatthebishopwascomingon.He'ddreamedhewasgoingthroughagroveoftimbertreeswhereagentledrizzlewasfalling,andforaninstanthewashappyinhisdream,butwhenheawokehefeltcompletelyspatteredwithbirdshit."Hewasalwaysdreamingabouttrees,"PlácidaLinero,hismother,toldmetwenty-sevenyearslater,reca
3、llingthedetailsofthatdistressingMonday."Theweekbefore,he'ddreamedthathewasaloneinatinfoilairplaneandflyingthroughthealmondtreeswithoutbumpingintoanything,"shesaidtome.Shehadawell-earnedreputationasanaccurateinterpreterofotherpeople'sdreams,providedtheyweretoldherbeforeeating,butshehadn'
4、tnoticedanyominousauguryinthosetwodreamsofherson's,orintheotherdreamsoftreeshe'ddescribedtoheronthemorningsprecedinghisdeath.NordidSantiagoNasarrecognizetheomen.Hehadsleptlittleandpoorly,withoutgettingundressed,andhewokeupwithaheadacheandasedimentofcopperstirruponhispalate,andheinterpre
5、tedthemasthenaturalhavocoftheweddingrevelsthathadgoneonuntilaftermidnight.Furthermore:allthemanypeopleheranintoafterleavinghishouseatfiveminutespastsixanduntilhewascarveduplikeapiganhourlaterrememberedhimasbeingalittlesleepybutinagoodmood,andheremarkedtoalloftheminacasualwaythatitwasave
6、rybeautifulday.Noonewascertainifhewasreferringtothestateoftheweather.Manypeoplecoincidedinrecallingthatitwasaradiantmorningwithaseabreezecominginthroughthebananagroves,aswastobeexpectedinafineFebruaryofthatperiod.Butmostagreedthattheweatherwasfunereal,withacloudy,lowskyandthethicksmello
7、fstillwaters,andthatatthemomentofthemisfortuneathindrizzlewasfallingliketheoneSantiagoNasarhadseeninhisdreamgrove.IwasrecoveringfromtheweddingrevelsintheapostoliclapofMariaAlejandrinaCervantes,andIonlyawakenedwiththeclamorofthealarmbells,thinkingtheyhadturnedthemlooseinhonoroft