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These stories must be read calmly and with the keen interest of a storyteller, for they are written for the reader's intelligence, not for the easy pleasure of entertainment. They are tales that don't readily surrender themselves, but rather demand active participation. If Lezama wrote to respond to the challenge of reality, he couldn't help but also challenge us to elevate ourselves through his writing. And that reading is an act of essential gain.