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This is the dawn I waited for
The new day clean and whole
When we emerge from night and silence
To freely inhabit the substance of time

— Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen O Nome das Coisas (1977)

Esta é a madrugada que eu esperava
O dia inicial inteiro e limpo
Onde emergimos da noite e do silêncio
E livres habitamos a substância do tempo

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