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O Guarani 9.18 · 9.18

A shadow at the window

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O italiano que tinha os olhos fitos nesse reflexo como em um espelho, onde revia todas as imagens de sua louca paixão, estremeceu de repente. Na claridade debuxava-se uma sombra móbil; um homem se aproximava da janela.

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The Italian, his eyes fixed on that gleam as on a mirror, suddenly shudders: in the glow a moving shadow takes shape — a man is nearing the window.

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