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In The Lapse by Machado de Assis a group of desperate creditors consult Dr Jeremias a Dutch physician about the behavior of a debtor Tome Gonçalves who seems to have forgotten the notion of paying his debts Jeremias diagnoses Tome with a condition called memory lapse and reveals that there is a cure The story explores the tension between creditors and debtors and the ironies of the human condition...Seguir leyendo