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O Guarani 9.17 · 9.17

A wan light on the leaves

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Havia alguns instantes que a cortina da janela se tinha cerrado; apenas uma luz vaga e mortiça desenhava na folhagem verde-negro do óleo o quadro da janela.

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The window-curtain had been shut some moments; only a dim, dying light drew the window's frame on the dark-green foliage of the óleo tree.

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