Autor: AGUSTINA BAZTERRICA
Marcos trabaja en la planta procesadora local, dedicándose al negocio de sacrificar seres humanos, aunque ya nadie los llama así. Su esposa lo ha abandonado, su padre está sufriendo demencia y Marcos intenta no pensar demasiado en cómo se gana la vida. Al fin y al cabo, todo sucedió muy rápido. Primero, se informó que un virus infeccioso había vuelto tóxica toda la carne animal para los humanos. Luego, los gobiernos iniciaron la «Transición». Ahora, comer carne humana —«carne especial»— es legal. Marcos intenta ceñirse a los números, los envíos y el procesamiento. Entonces, un día recibe un regalo: un ejemplar vivo de la mejor calidad. Aunque sabe que cualquier tipo de contacto personal está prohibido bajo pena de muerte, poco a poco empieza a tratarla como a un ser humano. Y pronto, lo atormenta lo que se ha perdido y lo que aún podría salvarse.
IDIOMA ORIGINAL
Marcos works at the local processing plant, in the business of slaughtering human beings, though no one calls them that anymore. His wife has left him, his father is suffering from dementia, and Marcos tries not to think too much about how he makes a living. After all, it all happened so fast. First, it was reported that an infectious virus had rendered all animal meat toxic to humans. Then, governments initiated the "Transition." Now, eating human flesh—"special meat"—is legal. Marcos tries to stick to the numbers, the shipments, and the processing. Then one day, he receives a gift: a live specimen of the highest quality. Although he knows that any kind of personal contact is forbidden under penalty of death, he slowly begins to treat it like a human being. And soon, he is tormented by what has been lost and what could still be saved.
Marcos works at the local processing plant, in the business of slaughtering human beings, though no one calls them that anymore. His wife has left him, his father is suffering from dementia, and Marcos tries not to think too much about how he makes a living. After all, it all happened so fast. First, it was reported that an infectious virus had rendered all animal meat toxic to humans. Then, governments initiated the "Transition." Now, eating human flesh—"special meat"—is legal. Marcos tries to stick to the numbers, the shipments, and the processing. Then one day, he receives a gift: a live specimen of the highest quality. Although he knows that any kind of personal contact is forbidden under penalty of death, he slowly begins to treat it like a human being. And soon, he is tormented by what has been lost and what could still be saved.