Seemingly plunged in grief
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e parecia mergulhado no mais inconsolavel e profundo pesar.
and seemed plunged in the most inconsolable and profound grief.
The verb 'mergulhado,' plunged, immersed as in deep water, paints the picture of a man drowning in sorrow. The superlatives pile up — 'mais inconsolavel e profundo,' the most inconsolable and profound. But the key word governs it all: 'parecia,' he seemed. Everything so far is appearance.
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