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Man shouldn't be able to see his own face. That's what's most terrible. Nature gave him the possibility of not seeing it, as well as the incapacity of not seeing his own eyes.
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Original: O homem n?o deve poder ver a sua própria cara. Isso é o que há de mais terrível. A Natureza deu-lhe o dom de n?o a poder ver, assim como a de n?o poder fitar os seus próprios olhos.
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Ibid., p. 371

 

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