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O Guarani 23.81 · 23.81

Do I not deserve it?

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— Quero tornar-te alegre, respondeu a menina acariciando-a; quero que deixes esse rostinho melancólico, e me abraces como tua irmã. Não o mereço?

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I want to make you glad, answered the girl, caressing her; I want you to drop that melancholy little face, and embrace me as your sister. Do I not deserve it?

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