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O Guarani 12.49 · 12.49

The jaguar hanged in its own snare

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A onça embalava-se a um galho suspensa pelo pescoço e enforcada pelo laço que apertando-se com o seu próprio peso, a estrangulara.

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The jaguar was swinging from a branch, hung by the neck and strangled by the noose which, tightening with its own weight, had throttled it.

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