In 48 fragments of memory the events that marked Claudio's life are revealed. Through this exercise in memory, Benedetti's pen invites us to reflect on key moments in a the life of a child, an adolescent, and an adult: the grief over a mother's death, the discovery of love, the first sexual experiences, social awareness, in other words, the traces left by the years and the people we love??????traces that provide the foundation of our existence.