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O Guarani 7.43 · 7.43

What is it, child?

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— Que tens, menina? perguntou D. Lauriana.

— What is it, child? asked D. Lauriana.

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QuekeWhattenstengshhave you,meniname-NEE-nachild?perguntouper-goon-TOHaskedD.Lauriana.

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— What is it, child? asked D. Lauriana.

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The mother's question is cool, uncomprehending — she has no idea what Peri means to her daughter, and, as the next lines show, no care for the Indian's life.

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