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Venezuela flagHenry Farias
Petra: I don't have time for this young man, I'm working! Everithing you want to know about this island can be found on the wise letters. If you have the time go and read them. Go there and do not make me loose time. Oh! you want to know about my hotel… Well, this hotel is in here since this place was just a muddy waterhole, many years ago. It was founded for my granddad when the fish invasion arrives. He though that fishes were be here for ever and named the hotel as "The Barrier" Poor ingenious was my grandpa… I remember when I was a child, the whole building looked fresh, the walls were strong and the wooden floor looked clean and well made. It's a shame to see in what has become. I've tried so hard to keep this building on feet but I'm so tired right now. As you can see, we are the last generation in the whole sea. We are all old, people is dying one by one. The island is not giving us any option to be redeemed. It will never forgive us for what we did. We have a dark and shameful past. We can't talk about it but if you had seem that strange girl… We did what we though was right. We were scared of her, with her green skin and growing from the earth like one tree. She was the daughter of the island or the island itself I thing, but how could we know it that day? You know what? If you want a room take the number three. It has the better sunlight entry in the hotel, enjoy it. Don't worry about the hanging in the hall, has never been used -for killing people I mean- lets say that it's there only for looks. Now I have to go. Ah, the doors will be close at 7:30 pm. There will be no exceptions.

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We have a dark and shameful past. We can't talk about it, but if you had seem that strange girl… We did what we thought was right. We were scared of her, with her green skin and growing from the earth like one tree. She was the daughter of the island or the island itself I thing think, but how could we know it that day?

You know what? If you want a room, take the number three. It has the better best sunlight entry in the hotel -- enjoy it. Don't worry about the hanging ("the noose" ? el nudo corredizo?) in the hall; it has never been used -- for killing people, I mean -- let's say that it's there only for looks.

Now I have to go. Ah, the doors will be closed at 7:30 pm. There will be no exceptions.
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Petra:

I don't have time for this, young man -- I'm working! Everything you want to know about this island can be found on in the wise letters. If you have the time, go and read them. Go there and do not make me loose lose time.

Oh! You want to know about my hotel…

Well, this hotel is in has been here since this place was just a muddy waterhole, many years ago. It was founded for by my granddad when the fish invasion arrives arrived. He thought that fishes the fish were going to be here forever and named the hotel as "The Barrier." Poor ingenious was my grandpa… (maybe "naive" has the meaning you wanted? Ingenious means ingenioso = clever).

I remember when I was a child, the whole building looked fresh, the walls were strong and the wooden floor looked clean and well made. It's a shame to see in what it has become. I've tried so hard to keep this building on its feet but I'm so tired right now. As you can see, we are the last generation in the whole sea. We are all old, people is are dying one by one. The island is not giving us any option to be redeemed. It will never forgive us for what we did.

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"he thought the fish would be here forever" is another option.

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Just curious...are you translating this from a book that was written in Spanish? Or did you write something new here?

I'll correct the second half of your notebook tomorrow, Henry.

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