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Cuando despertó, el dinosaurio todavía estaba allí.

When he awoke, the dinosaur was still there.

Often read as a meditation on how the past, or a fear, persists even after we hope it has vanished; widely cited as the shortest short story in Spanish-language literature.

Augusto Monterroso, Guatemala

Source: Augusto Monterroso, "El Dinosaurio," in Obras completas (y otros cuentos) (1959)

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