It was also her nature that caused her letters to avoid emotional pitfalls and confine themselves to relating the events of her daily life in the uti… - Gabriel García Márquez

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It was also her nature that caused her letters to avoid emotional pitfalls and confine themselves to relating the events of her daily life in the utilitarian style of a ship's log. In reality they were distracted letters, intended to keep the coals alive without putting her hand in the fire, while Florentino Ariza burned himself alive in every line.