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O Guarani 23.46 · 23.46

Isabel's burning tears

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As lágrimas que derramou não foram como as de sua prima, de alivio e consolo; foram lágrimas ardentes, que em vez de refrescarem o coração, o queimam como o rescaldo da paixão.

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The tears she shed were not like her cousin's, of relief and comfort; they were burning tears that, instead of cooling the heart, scorch it like the embers of passion.

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