Preparation for the austere
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Por mais composto que este me saia, há sempre no assunto alguma coisa menos austera, que pede umas linhas de repouso e preparação. Sirva este de preparação.
However composed this may come out to me, there is always in the subject some less austere thing that asks for some lines of rest and preparation. May this serve as preparation.
The narrator reflects on the need for a lighter passage before a more serious one.
The narrator acknowledges that even the most composed passage contains something less serious that requires a lighter introduction, and offers the current passage as that preparation.
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