Dom Casmurro 135.15 · 135.15

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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.

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The narrator writes two texts, burning the first for being long and diffuse.

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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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