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Nenhuma das outras era para ela; senti necessidade de lhe dizer uma palavra em que lhe ficasse o remorso da minha morte. Escrevi dois textos. O primeiro queimei-o por ser longo e difuso.
None of the others was for her; I felt the need to say a word to her in which the remorse of my death would remain with her. I wrote two texts. The first I burned for being long and diffuse.
The narrator writes two texts, burning the first for being long and diffuse.
The narrator explains that none of the other letters were intended for her, so he felt compelled to write a word that would leave her with remorse for his death. He wrote two versions, burning the first because it was too long and diffuse.
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