Southerly

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Jorge Consiglio. Southerly

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Jorge Consiglio

Translated by Cherilyn Elston

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Iris has taken the car, a white Kia, to the garage for a service. She has packed two small bags and bought a fruit loaf for the journey. It’s Friday, six in the morning. They drive south down Junín Street. Anatol is at the wheel. He is freshly shaven; he smells of 212 by Carolina Herrera. He takes pleasure in his wife’s deep voice, the tactility of the steering wheel and the intimacy of the car interior. The city is deserted. A cool breeze shakes the tree branches and drags the fallen leaves towards the storm drains. A bus moves along Córdoba Avenue. It seems to be alone, abandoned; a column of black smoke rises from the exhaust. Further ahead a pack of dogs sniff the rubbish bins; a few metres away, on the same block, a caretaker rolls up an endless hose. Sounds are muffled and infrequent.

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