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Chapter V. Isabel teases out the cause of Cecília's mood, and lands — half in jest — on Peri, the third of her 'tame' creatures.
A tease that answers nothing and promises everything. Isabel dangles the solution, enjoying the game — and Alencar lets the banter build one more beat before she finally names the creatures, and the man, at the bottom of it.
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