Together they had overcome the daily incomprehension, the instantaneous hatred, the reciprocal nastiness, and… — Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Together they had overcome the daily incomprehension, the instantaneous hatred, the reciprocal nastiness, and fabulous flashes of glory in the conjugal conspiracy. It was time when they both loved each other best, without hurry or excess, when both were most conscious of and grateful for their incredible victories over adversity. Life would still present them with other moral trials, of course, but that no longer mattered: they were on the other shore.
Habían sorteado juntos las incomprensiones cotidianas, los odios instantáneos, las porquerías recíprocas y los fabulosos relámpagos de gloria de la complicidad conyugal. Fue la época en que se amaron mejor, sin prisoa y sin excesos, y ambos fueron más conscientes y agradecidos de sus victorias inversímiles contra la adversidad. La vida había de depararles todavía otras pruebas mortales, por supuesto, pero ya no importaba: estaban en la otra orilla.
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