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O Guarani 13.27 · 13.27

— An arrow fell two steps from her

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Cecília estava se banhando e eu tinha ficado à beira do rio: daí a algum tempo vejo Peri que passava ao longe pelo galho de uma árvore. Ele sumiu-se, e de repente uma seta partida daquele lugar veio cair a dois passos de minha prima!

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'Cecília was bathing and I had stayed at the river's edge: after a while I see Peri passing far off along the branch of a tree. He vanished, and suddenly an arrow shot from that spot came falling two steps from my cousin!'

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