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O Guarani 16.55 · 16.55

The friar drinks his words

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" A voz do aventureiro tornou-se ainda mais sumida. O frade inclinado sobre ele, parecia devorar com os lábios entreabertos as palavras balbuciadas pelo moribundo.

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The adventurer's voice grew fainter still. The friar, bent over him, seemed to devour with half-open lips the words stammered by the dying man.

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