Confession to Escobar
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Eu sei que é moço sério, e faço de conta que me confesso a um padre.— Se precisa de absolvição, está absolvido.— Escobar, eu não posso ser padre.
I know he is a serious young man, and I pretend to confess to a priest. — If you need absolution, you are absolved. — Escobar, I cannot be a priest.
The narrator pretends to confess to a priest.
The narrator tells Escobar that he knows Escobar is serious, and he pretends to confess. Escobar offers absolution, but the narrator says he cannot be a priest.
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