Elena speaks before I sit down.I ask her to turn the radio down;the volume's on the other side.She asks if I wanted it on.I let her search for what she can't say.“Núria wanted us to stop.”I ask if she'd heard her.“I said I hadn't,” she answers.Turn it down, it's drowning you out.Don't switch it off, leave it low.Now speak, I've heard you properly.I'd told Núriashe needn't come and see me.She left a box of peaches.I had it sent back unopened.Elena covers her mouth.“Let me finish,” I say.They've made a substitution on the pitchand I didn't hear who went off.Don't switch it off, leave it low.Now speak, I've heard you properly.“I'll come with you,” Elena says.“I'll do that on my own,” I answer.I'll have enough on my handslooking Núria in the facewithout Elena wanting to help.I ask when she'll be back at work.She says she starts at six tomorrow.She still leads a group of women.I haven't asked how it's going.Turn it down, it's drowning you out.Don't switch it off, leave it low.I turn it back up when she's gone.
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L'Elena parla abans que jo segui.Li demano que abaixi la ràdio;el volum és a l'altre costat.Ella em pregunta si la volia engegada.La deixo buscar el que no sap dir.«La Núria va voler que paréssim.»Li pregunto si ho havia sentit.«Jo vaig dir que no», em respon.Abaixa-la, que tapa el que dius.No la tanquis, deixa-la fluixeta.Ara parla, ja t'he sentit bé.Jo havia dit a la Núriaque no calia que em vingués a veure.Va deixar una capsa de préssecs.Vaig fer que la tornessin sense obrir-la.L'Elena es tapa la boca.«Deixa'm acabar», li dic.Al camp han fet un canvii no he sentit qui han tret.No la tanquis, deixa-la fluixeta.Ara parla, ja t'he sentit bé.«Vindré amb tu», diu l'Elena.«Això ho faré sol», li contesto.Tindré prou feinaper mirar la Núria a la carasense que l'Elena em vulgui ajudar.Li pregunto quan tornarà a treballar.Diu que demà hi entra a les sis.Encara porta un grup de dones.No li he demanat com li va.Abaixa-la, que tapa el que dius.No la tanquis, deixa-la fluixeta.Torno a apujar-la quan se n'ha anat.
