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Illness and hospice death, trans visibility, exotic fish and how not to care for them, consumptions.

I’m reminded of the Midnight Gospel episode with the mortician.

One of my favorite Translator’s Notes of all time.

Like remembering someone else’s dream.

Ohhhh they're GAY. And this is AIDS? They be fucking in the baths. I don't have this kind of vocabulary.

Oh boy I'm so confused. My Spanish comprehension is so low. WHAT GENDER IS THE NARRATOR? Mens hot baths? But I thought woman? Naked? I don't knowww 😭

Ok I'm reading this in Spanish, attempting to translate without any thinking/looking up words, then comparing with the English.

So far I've learnt the word for aquarium, everything makes the first paragraph make more sense when you know that word.

Al principio no entendía de que iba el libro pero cuando me hizo click me empezó a gustar