One Hundred Years of Solitude

reached its destination. From
then on, even in the bloodiest
periods of the war, the two
commanders would arrange
truces to exchange prisoners.
They were pauses with a
certain festive atmosphere,
which General Moncada took
advantage of to teach Colonel
Aureliano Buendía how to
play chess. They became
great friends. They even came
to think about the possibility
of coordinating the popular