Dom Casmurro 85.1 · 85.1

Entrada na loja de louça

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Tal foi o sentimento confuso com que entrei na loja de louça. A loja era escura, e o interior da casa menos luz tinha, agora que as janelas da área estavam cerradas.

Such was the confused feeling with which I entered the china shop. The shop was dark, and the interior of the house had less light now that the windows of the area were closed.

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The narrator describes entering a china shop with a confused feeling.

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The narrator describes entering a china shop with a confused feeling, noting that the shop was dark and the interior had even less light because the area windows were closed.

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