Recalculating, by Ignacio Pereyra

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Hugs that I will not forget. There will always be contradictions. What is the point of winning the World Cup? Messi and the utopia of fighting together. Happiness is contagious.
In a tribe in central Africa, male and female roles are practically interchangeable in caregiving to children. I wonder now if I would ever let León try out one of my nipples in an emergency.
My dad talks to me in my sleep. My therapist asks me what I am defending myself against. What used to be a demand is now an understanding. What do I do with what I should be? Is nothing ever enough?
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The family has expanded: welcome, León! Cutting the umbilical cord. Paths of milk and honey. O Leãozinho: thank you Caetano Veloso. Uncertainty. Doubts. The present and nothing else, is it possible?

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