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Cerré los ojos al entrar

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From the book La ventana pintada by José Carlos Somoza.

Cerré los ojos al entrar y los abrí un segundo después, como de costumbre.
Ahora que lo pienso, nada presagiaba que fuera a ocurrir algo distinto de lo habitual. Se trataba de un sábado más en la tienda de la calle del Pez, y estábamos los de siempre: el viejo que se parecía a Borges ya había llegado y rastreaba en la fila de los actores del cine mudo, frente a mí; dos chicas comentaban cosas en voz baja y se reían con timidez inclinadas sobre un álbum en una esquina; la trampilla estaba abierta pero el gordo no subía ni bajaba por ella sino que meditaba tras el mostrador, ordenando grupos de fotos y mascando chicle.

What is the exact meaning of "al entrar"?

Does it mean that first the author entered and only then closed his eyes for a second? Or does it mean that he closed his eyes while he was entering?

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It translates, I closed my eyes upon entry, and opened them a second later.
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