The circle, he knew, would never end.
The trial was a farce. The cadets closed ranks. The teachers wanted to avoid a scandal. Only Gamboa pushed for the truth. And then, the accident happened. libro la ciudad y los perros
The true war began with a stolen exam. The Fourth Year cadets had the answers to the chemistry final, guarded in a locked drawer in the Commandant’s office. El Esclavo needed them to avoid failing and repeating the year—a fate worse than death, for his father had promised to send him to a reformatory. The circle, he knew, would never end
"The only way," El Poeta whispered one night, "is to steal the key from the Commandant while he sleeps. That is suicide." " El Poeta whispered one night