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O Guarani 23.3 · 23.3

The cauã's song in the abyss

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No meio do concerto horrível que formava o sibilar das cobras e o estrídulo dos grilos, ouvia-se o canto monótono e tristonho da cauã no fundo do abismo.

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In the midst of the horrible concert made by the hissing of the snakes and the shrilling of the crickets, the monotonous, mournful song of the cauã could be heard in the depths of the abyss.

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