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O Guarani 11.53 · 11.53

He did not reflect, did not calculate

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Se se tratasse de sua vida, Peri teria sangue-frio; mas Cecília corria um perigo, e portanto não refletiu, não calculou.

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Had it been his own life, Peri would have kept his cold blood; but Cecília ran a danger — and so he did not reflect, did not calculate.

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