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A Sul da Fronteira, a Oeste do Sol

by Haruki Murakami

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Revista Ler - N.º 151 - Outono 2018

by Francisco José Viegas

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Semântica do Indizível: Do Conhecimento da Música à Música como Conhecimento

by Mário Vieira de Carvalho

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“A pretty sight, a lady with a book.”
― Shirley Jackson, We Have Always Lived in the Castle

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“There are moments, Jeeves, when one asks oneself, 'Do trousers matter?'"
"The mood will pass, sir.”
― P.G. Wodehouse, The Code of the Woosters

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