One Hundred Years of Solitude

epaulets of a marshal,
inspired by the prints in one
of Melquíades books, and
around his waist he buckled
the saber with gold tassels
that had belonged to the
executed captain. He set up
the two artillery pieces at the
entrance to town, put
uniforms on his former
pupils, who had been amused
by his fiery proclamations,
and let them wander through
the streets armed in order to