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O Guarani 22.64 · 22.64

The mouth of the pit

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Uma cortina de musgos e trepadeiras lastrando pelas bordas do profundo precipício cobria as fendas da pedra; por cima era um tapete de verde risonho sobre o qual adejavam as borboletas de cores vivas; embaixo uma cava cheia de limo onde a luz não penetrava.

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The setting

A curtain of mosses and creepers spreading over the edges of the deep precipice covered the cracks of the rock; above was a carpet of cheerful green over which bright-colored butterflies fluttered; below, a hollow full of slime where the light did not reach.

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