A declaration of independence
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Não eu não sou como outros, certos parasitas, vindos de fora para desunião das famílias, aduladores baixos, não; eu sou de outra espécie; não vivo papando os jantares nem morando em casa alheia... Enfim, são os mais felizes!— Por que falará assim? pensei.
No, I am not like others, certain parasites, come from outside for the disunion of families, low flatterers, no; I am of another kind; I don't live gobbling dinners nor living in someone else's house... Finally, they are the most happy! — Why will he speak thus? I thought.
The narrator reflects on a character's claim of not being like other parasites.
The speaker asserts his independence, claiming he is not a parasite or flatterer, but then reflects that those he criticizes are actually the happiest, leading him to question why he speaks that way.
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