Mas para todo hay remedio menos para la
muerte, y Juanito vio con asombro, a poco de intentar la metamorfosis,
que las dificultades se desleían como la sal en el agua; que lo que a él
le parecía montaña era como la palma de la mano, y que el tránsito de la
fraternidad al enamoramiento se hacía _como una seda_.
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Yet there is a remedy for everything save death. Juanito was astonished. Shortly after attempting this metamorphosis, he saw difficulties dissolve like salt in water. What had seemed a mountain was, in reality, no larger than the palm of his hand. The transition from sibling-like affection to romantic love proceeded with the utmost smoothness.
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