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O Guarani 16.32 · 16.32

The lightning falls

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De repente uma nuvem abriu-se; a corrente elétrica enroscando-se pelo ar, como uma serpente de fogo, abateu-se sobre um tronco de cedro que havia defronte do pouso.

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Suddenly a cloud split open; the electric current, coiling through the air like a serpent of fire, crashed down upon a cedar trunk that stood opposite the waystation.

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