As near his daughter as he could
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Optou pelo mais vizinho, para ficar o mais perto possivel de sua querida filhinha.
He chose the nearest, to stay as close as possible to his beloved little daughter.
The whole grief resolves into one tender choice: he takes the nearest post so he can stay close to his 'querida filhinha.' The diminutive carries the love the law denies him any legal form for — a father who cannot own his own child, arranging his life around the sight of her.
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