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Inside the henhouse from where he will be taken to be killed, the cock sings hymns to liberty because he was given two perches.
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Original: Dentro da capoeira de onde irá a matar, o galo canta hinos ? liberdade porque lhe deram dois poleiros.
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Ibid., p. 144

 

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