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1. What is Horacio doing in the Ponts des Arts in Chapter 1?

In Chapter 73, Horacio is searching the streets of the Ponts des Arts for La Maga, his mistress. Maga has recently disappeared from his life, and he desperately wants her back. Horacio does acknowledge the reason for her leaving, but it seems to have something to do with her child.

2. What is Rocamadour's place in La Maga and Horacio's relationship?

When La Maga and Horacio first meet, Rocamadour - Maga's son - is living with an older woman in the French countryside. From Horacio's point of view, when Rocamadour gets sick and comes to live with them in Paris, the whole relationship begins to dissolve.

3. What is Horacio's goal for living in Paris?

Horacio is a writer, concerned that the codified rules governing art and literature have rendered the search for truth impossible. He wants to find an essential unity at the essence of life and has come to Paris to do so.

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