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Amor de Perdição 3.53 · 3.53

Savoring the conquest in advance

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lisonjeou-se do virginal melindre d’aquella alma, e saboreou de antemão o prazer de uma lenta, mas segura conquista.

flattered himself on the virginal delicacy of that soul, and savored in advance the pleasure of a slow but sure conquest.

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He preens over 'the virginal delicacy of that soul' and tastes ahead of time the pleasure of a slow, certain victory.

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