Fiction | June 01, 1985
The Parachutists
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It is Abilene’s idea to try an Arab restaurant. She has never had Arabic food , and the idea, in Mecio City has particular appeal. She has heard of a place just off the Zocalo, in a neighborhood where cheap yard good are sold. Isabel’s sister Ceci and her voluble student friends go along, knowing that Isabel, a money-lender, will pay for it.
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