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O Guarani 12.12 · 12.12

The squire, summoned

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A personagem que já conhecemos pouco tardou, e atravessando a esplanada dirigiu-se à casa, sem compreender a razão por que àquela hora, com o sol alto, ainda toda a habitação parecia dormir.

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The character we already know was not long in coming, and crossing the esplanade headed to the house, without grasping why at that hour, with the sun high, the whole dwelling still seemed to sleep.

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