Dom Casmurro 148.6 · 148.6

Epitáfio e convite

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A terra lhes seja leve! Vamos à História dos Subúrbios.

May the earth be light to them! Let's go to the History of the Suburbs.

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AahtoterraTEH-hahearthlheslyeeshthemsejaSEH-zhahbeleveLEH-veelight!VamosVAH-mooslet's goàahto theHistóriaees-TOH-ree-ahhistorydosdoosof theSubúrbiossoo-BOOR-bee-oossuburbs.

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The narrator wishes the dead a peaceful rest and invites the reader to proceed to the history of the suburbs.

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The narrator offers a traditional epitaph for the dead and then invites the reader to begin the history of the suburbs.

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