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O Guarani 8.2 · 8.2

Three very different men, one idea

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A esta hora, havia naquele lagar três homens bem diferentes pelo seu caráter, pela sua posição e pela sua origem, que entretanto tinham uma mesma idéia.

At that hour there were in that place three men very different in character, in station, and in origin, who nonetheless had one and the same idea.

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At that hour there were in that place three men very different in character, in station, and in origin, who nonetheless had one and the same idea.

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The chapter's design announced: three men — Loredano, Álvaro, Peri — separated by everything, converging on one thought (Cecília). ('lagar' is a scan slip for lugar, place; 'idéia' carries the pre-1990 accent; both frozen as published.)

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