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O Guarani 20.59 · 20.59

Cocking the clavina

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Dizendo isto o italiano ia armando a sua clavina com toda a cautela, e seguia de longe a Álvaro, a fim de que o ranger do ferro ou o silêncio de suas pisadas não excitassem a atenção do moço.

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Saying this, the Italian went cocking his clavina with every caution, and followed Álvaro from a distance, so that the creak of the iron or the silence of his footsteps would not rouse the young man's attention.

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