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The Last CBIP.0023 Handshake

Then the light went out.

She placed her hand on the warm glass. “It’s okay, Dad. You can let go.”

“I am dying, sweetheart. This just lets me watch you grow old.”

Across from her, in the transfer cradle, lay her father. His hands, spotted and thin, rested on the armrests. His eyes were closed, but his lips moved silently—perhaps reciting a poem, perhaps just breathing.

“You know the risk,” she said. “The transfer might feel like dying.”

The Last CBIP.0023 Handshake

Then the light went out.

She placed her hand on the warm glass. “It’s okay, Dad. You can let go.”

“I am dying, sweetheart. This just lets me watch you grow old.”

“You know the risk,” she said. “The transfer might feel like dying.”

Autor

Vicente Valera

Vicente Valera, nacido en Badajoz, se licenció en Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales por la Universidad de Extremadura con Premio Extraordinario. Como funcionario de carrera ha desempeñado diferentes puestos en la Administración Local y Autonómica. Entre sus hobbies se encuentran el deporte, la música antigua, el cine, las series o la lectura (novela histórica y biografías especialmente). Desde septiembre de 2016 ha publicado diversas obras jurídicas con la Editorial Tecnos, abordando los diversos temas desde una perspectiva eminentemente práctica.

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