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O Guarani 11.67 · 11.67

He drank the oil like a balm

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O suave aroma que recendia dessas gotas fez o índio abrir os olhos amortecidos, que se iluminaram de uma brilhante irradiação de felicidade. Colou ardentemente os lábios no tronco, e sorveu o óleo, que entrou no seu seio como um bálsamo poderoso.

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The soft aroma the drops gave off made the índio open his deadened eyes, which lit with a brilliant radiance of happiness. He pressed his lips ardently to the trunk and drank the oil, which entered his breast like a powerful balm.

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