Swift as the loosing of his bow
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Se um ramo arrastado pela corrente passava, se um pouco do limo das águas despegava-se da margem pedregosa do rio, se o fruto de uma sapucaia pendida sobre o Paquequer estalava prestes a cair, o índio, veloz como o tiro do seu arco, lançava-se e retinha o coco no meio da sua queda, ou precipitava-se na água e apanhava os objetos que boiavam.
If a branch swept by the current passed, if a bit of slime came loose from the stony bank, if a sapucaia pod hanging over the Paquequer cracked ready to fall, the Indian — swift as the loosing of his bow — sprang and caught the nut mid-fall, or plunged into the water and gathered up the floating things.
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