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No matter how hard they ran, they couldn't catch up with him. No matter how much they rushed like a pack of dogs along the path that would take them to the park, they couldn't even find the boy within range of throwing a stone at him. The lush vegetation of the park changed the outlook for the pursuers. After a rapid descent through undergrowth, scattered trees and dirt paths, they had crossed onto a paved road with terraces of tall vegetation with large trees on either side and well-kept gardens.

The first ten pursuers reached the area where the Carmelo park joined the Güell park. The pursuers reached a crossroads without being sure which path Pablo had taken. Had he gone towards the winding colonnades, had he taken the monument known as the three crosses, or had he taken a shortcut towards the fountain famous for the walkways that ran down the side of the mountain.