31 pages numbered by JD (JD only uses one side of each page). The rest are unnumbered. Towards the end of the notebook some pages are written in both sides. April, 1960 (Santiago); September 24, 1960 (Isla Negra).

Index card: “Abril 1960; 24 Septiembre 1960. Amistad con las Yañez, El Arrayan. 3 METROS DE CUERDA. Aparece EL CHARLESTON”.

Content: Notes and drafts on “Tres Metros de Cuerda” and another untitled story.

Works in progress: “Tres Metros de cuerda”: 1-24; untitled story: 25- ?(pages unnumbered by JD)

Characters: 1.1 don Tom, due;o de la libreria, Sabrina, Manuela, Erika Rojas, Irma, Nelly, Juanita; 1.2 Fernando, Carmen Orrego, marido de Carmen, Juan Saralegui?, Lya Mendez, Renato Velez, don Augusto, Vicente Tapia, Anita Figueroa.

Sketches: 1.1 15-16; 1.2 29-30, unnumbered pages (23 de agosto), unnumbered pages (31 de agosto).

Thoughts and reflections: 1.1 25 author wants to abandon the novel because he feels it does not fit him; 25 ideas for another story: a 35 year-old who is waiting for a medical opinion on a possible cancer; Unnumbred pages (Augus 31) discusses the existence of a middle class in Chile; 1.2 Unnumbred pages (September 1) critical comments and new possibilities to improve the plot taking into account the use of language, time and specificity of each character. Unnumbred pages (September 24) critical comments and new possibilities to improve the plot working on the main characters.

Miscellaneous: First page: a plan of an intersection of two streets in downtown Santiago; Drawing of a woman.