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O Guarani 11.20 · 11.20

Morning light caught the idle shadows asleep

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Apenas a luz branda e suave da manhã esclarecia a terra e surpreendia as sombras indolentes que dormiam sob as copas das árvores.

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Scarcely did the soft, mild light of morning brighten the earth and catch the idle shadows that slept beneath the crowns of the trees.

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