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O Guarani 14.51 · 14.51

Not a chink for sound or sight

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Peri aplicou o ouvido e procurou ver o que se passava além, mas era impossível; nem uma aberta, nem uma fresta davam passagem ao som ou ao olhar.

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Peri applied his ear and tried to see what was going on beyond, but it was impossible; not an opening, not a chink gave passage to sound or to sight.

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