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O Guarani 11.33 · 11.33

The day before, he had tamed a fierce beast for her

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Na véspera tinha provocado uma luta espantosa para domar e vencer um animal feroz, e deitá-lo submisso e inofensivo aos pés da moça, julgando que isso lhe causava um prazer.

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The day before he had provoked a fearsome fight to tame and overcome a fierce beast, and lay it submissive and harmless at the young woman's feet, thinking it gave her pleasure.

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