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jaspé
Mottled and marbled to resemble variegated stone, and to mask signs of use; e.g., jaspé linoleum.


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Byline: Adam Pincus Shaun Osher (Source: New York House Magazine) and the Jaspe.
The rooster's claim that Socrates "'[no] era capaz de matar una mosca, y menos un gallo,'" along with the final violent image of the story directly recalls the fly's death in "La mosca sabia": "Por la frente de jaspe de Palas Atenea resbalaba la sangre del gallo" (Alas El gallo 13).
 
 
 
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