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O Guarani 11.45 · 11.45

She-loves-me, she-loves-me-not

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A menina perseguia o barquinho a nado, apanhava a flor, e ia oferecê-la na pontinha dos dedos a Isabel, que desfolhando-a tristemente, murmurava as palavras cabalísticas com que o coração procura iludir-se.

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Cecília swims after the boat, takes the flower, and hands it on her fingertips to Isabel, who sadly pulls off its petals murmuring the cabalistic words with which the heart tries to deceive itself.

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