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O Guarani 19.11 · 19.11

The basket of hummingbirds

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Peri trazia um pequeno cofo, tecido com extraordinária delicadeza, feito de palha muito alva, todo rendado; por entre o crivo que formavam os fios, ouviam-se uns chilidos fracos e um rumor ligeiro que faziam os pequenos habitantes desse ninho gracioso.

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Peri was carrying a small basket, woven with extraordinary delicacy, made of very white straw, all lace-like; through the mesh that the fibers formed, faint chirps could be heard and a light stir made by the small dwellers of that graceful nest.

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