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Submitted to Contest #299
My name is Fernando Ramírez. I used to be a bullfighter. My career wasn’t long, but it was exciting. Growing up, my father often took the whole family to the bullfights at Plaza de Toros México. The scent of roasted peanuts and spilled beer mixed with the sharp musk of the arena sand. The spectacle felt like magic to me. The elegance of the matador’s movements, shimmering in their embroidered suit under the bright stadium lights, contrasted with the brute force of the bull in a way that left me transfixed. The crowd's roar rolled over me lik...
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