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O Guarani 23.15 · 23.15

A shriek and a rattlesnake

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Não houve resposta; um grito agudo partiu do fundo do abismo, e ecoou pelas fráguas; depois a cauã cantou de novo, e uma cascavel silvando bravia passou seguida por uma ninhada de filhos.

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There was no answer; a sharp cry burst from the depths of the abyss and echoed through the rocky gorges; then the cauã sang again, and a rattlesnake, hissing and wild, passed by, followed by a brood of its young.

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