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"Y supo a partir de entonces que el hombre sabio es aquel que jamás se aparta de las otras criaturas, tengan o no el don de la palabra, y con el correr de los años se esforzó por aprender todo lo que es posible aprender, en silencio, de la mirada de las bestias, del vuelo de los pájaros, de los lentos y majestuosos movimientos de los árboles."

A slow burn at times, but some terrific sequences in the mix.

Can’t say it’s a bad thing. Other books where it’s one big action scene, or massive plot twist to the next are utterly exhausting.

“You've seen those stars. Little, mean stars, that never move. No moon. No sunrise. On the hill there's dead grass, but farther down there's only dust and rocks. Nothing grows. Dark cities. The multitudes of the dead stand in the streets, or walk on the roads to no end. They don't speak. They don't touch. They never touch." His voice was low and dry.