Antes da verdade
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Antes de descoberta aquela má terra da verdade, tivemos outros de pouca dura; não tardava que o céu se fizesse azul, o sol claro e o mar chão, por onde abríamos novamente as velas que nos levavam às ilhas e costas mais belas do universo, até que outro pé de vento desbaratava tudo, e nós, postos à capa, esperávamos outra bonança, que não era tardia nem dúbia, antes total, próxima e firme.
Before the discovery of that bad land of truth, we had others of short duration; it was not long that the sky became blue, the sun clear and the sea calm, by which we again opened the sails that took us to the islands and coasts most beautiful of the universe, until another squall scattered everything, and we, lying to, waited for another calm, that was not late nor doubtful, but rather total, near and firm.
The narrator reflects on the fleeting nature of previous good times before discovering the harsh truth.
The narrator describes the fleeting nature of previous good times before discovering the harsh truth, using a maritime metaphor of alternating storms and calms.
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