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e romances e, quando narrou um acontecimento especialmente
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nhei que podia ter encontrado a oportunidade aqui neste vale, nos
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VLOrQFLR²4XHURTXHYHQKDFRPLJR
³,VVRpLPSRVVtYHO
³1DGDpLPSRVVtYHO6LPSOHVPHQWHYHQKD3RGHPRVÀFDU
MXQWRVSRUWRGDDYLGD
³9RFrQmRPHFRQKHFHGLUHLWRVHXPDOXFR
³6HLWXGRRTXHSUHFLVRVDEHU
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PDLVYHOKRGHOHVWHPDSHQDVRQ]HDQRV&RPRSRGHULDDEDQGRQiORV"
³7UDJDRV6HXVÀOKRVVmRXPDSDUWHGHYRFrHHXRVDPDUHL
HFXLGDUHLGHOHVFRPRVHIRVVHPPHXV(XQmRÀ]RXWUDFRLVDTXH
QmRIRVVHSHQVDUVREUHLVVRHHVWRXPXLWRVHJXURGRTXHOKHGLJR
³/HYDUPHXVÀOKRV"0DVTXHORXFXUD
³1mRpORXFXUDpD~QLFDVROXomRSDUDQyV
³1mRSRVVRVLPSOHVPHQWHSHJDUPHXVÀOKRVHGHVDSDUHFHU
6RXXPDPXOKHUFDVDGD1mRSRVVRDEDQGRQDUGHVVDIRUPDRPHX
PDULGRSDLGHPHXVÀOKRV1D]HHUpXPKRPHPPXLWRGHWHUPLQDGR
(OHQRVHQFRQWUDULDHQRVPDWDULD
³(OHMDPDLVVDEHUiRQGHQRVHQFRQWUDUDFUHGLWH7HUHPRV
XPDERDGLDQWHLUD$SyVFKHJDUPRVD&RQVWDQWLQRSODVHJXLUHPRV
SRUPDUDWpD,QJODWHUUD6HXVÀOKRVÀFDUmREHPHXSURPHWR7HQKR
FHUWH]DTXHFRPRWHPSRDSUHQGHUmRDJRVWDUGHPLPSRLVSUH
WHQGRPHGHYRWDUGHWRGRFRUDomRDYRFrHDHOHV6RXXPKRPHP
VR]LQKR-DPSD(XVHPSUHVRQKHLHPWHUXPDIDPtOLDHDJRUDHXD
HQFRQWUHL(XDDPRGHVGHRPRPHQWRHPTXHDYL1mRTXHURGL]HU
DGHXV1mRTXHURDYLGDVHPYRFr9HQKDFRPLJR6HJXLUHPRVFRPD
FDUDYDQD$EGXOODKpXPKRPHPULFRHSRGHURVR1LQJXpPFRQWHVWD
VXDVRUGHQV(OHQRVDMXGDUi4XDQGRFKHJDUPRVDQRVVRGHVWLQR
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HXWUDEDOKDUHLFRPDÀQFRHDOHJULDSDUDGDUDYRFrHDRVPHQLQRV
XPDYLGDGLJQD8PDYLGDPXLWRPHOKRUGRTXHHOHVWrPDTXLKRMH
³2OKHSDUDPLP6RXXPDPXOKHUVLPSOHVTXHQmRVDEHOHU
QHPHVFUHYHU1DGDFRQKHoRGDVXDJHQWHGDVXDWHUUD(XHPHXV
ÀOKRVVHUtDPRVPRWLYRGHYHUJRQKDSDUDYRFr
³,VVRQXQFD9RFrpXPDPXOKHUJHQHURVDHDPRURVDpD
PXOKHUTXHHXDPR(XDDPDUHLVHPSUH
³(XWDPEpPRDPDUHLDFUHGLWH(XVHLTXHYRXFKRUDUPXLWDV
YH]HVGHVHMDQGRTXHWXGRSXGHVVHVHUGLIHUHQWHPDVQmRSRGHVHU
7HPRVGHDFHLWDUQRVVRGHVWLQR
³4XHGHVWLQRPXOKHU"3RGHPRVPXGDUGHFDPLQKRID]HU
HVFROKDVGLIHUHQWHVPXGDUQRVVDSUySULDKLVWyULD$FUHGLWHHPPLP
7HQKDFRUDJHP9HQKDSDUDRVPHXVEUDoRVHQmRVDLDGDTXLQXQFD
PDLV
³2GHVWLQRH[LVWHVLP:LOOLDP(SRUDOJXPPRWLYRHVWDYD
HVFULWRTXHQRVHQFRQWUDUtDPRVHTXHHXKDYHULDGHOKHTXHUHUFRP
FDGDEDWLGDGRPHXFRUDomRPDVQmRSRVVRVLPSOHVPHQWHGHL[DU
WXGRSDUDWUiV
³3RUTXHQmR"
³(XQmRVDEHULDQHPSRURQGHFRPHoDU2TXHVLQWRSRUYRFr
pDQHJDomRGHWXGRTXHDSUHQGL)XLWHQWDGDHQmRUHVLVWL(XIDOKHL
)DOKHLFRPRHVSRVDHFRPRPmH7HQKRPHGRGRFDVWLJRGRVGHXVHV
SRUWDPDQKDIUDTXH]D6HHXSXGHVVHPRUUHUDFUHGLWHHXGDULDPLQKD
vida sem vacilar, mas os deuses podem se enfurecer e, ao invés de me
PDWDUSRGHULDPID]HUPDODYRFrRXDPHXVÀOKRV7DOYH]D1D]HHU
TXHpXPKRPHPERPHQmRPHUHFHWDQWRVRIULPHQWR
&KHLDGHPHGRFRPHoRXDVHOHYDQWDUPDV:LOOLDPQRYD
PHQWHDSX[RXSDUDVL
³1mRPHGHL[H²GLVVHHOH
³1mRpERPVHUDVVLPWmRLPSXOVLYR
³(QHPDVVLPWmRPHGURVD0DVDJRUDYHPYDPRVQRV
UHIUHVFDU
%DQKDUDPVHQRULDFKRWRFDQGRVHRWHPSRWRGRHVRUULDPFRPR
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VHQDGDWLYHVVHRSRGHUGHPDJRiORV2VROKRVGHOHWRFDGRVSHODOX]
GRVROTXDVHDGTXLULDPDFRUGRkPEDUHEULOKDYDPGHDGPLUDomR
³$KFRPRYRFrpOLQGD(XWHTXHUR(XSUHFLVRGHYRFrH
SUHFLVRDJRUD
0DLVXPDYH]HODVHHQWUHJRXDRGHVHMR'HVWDYH]PDLVGHYD
JDUHVHXSUD]HUIRLWDQWRTXHSHQVRXTXHLULDH[SORGLU6HXVJULWRV
HFRDUDPHQWUHVROXoRVGHGRUHSUD]HU1HQKXPGHOHVFRQWHYHDV
OiJULPDV1HQKXPGHOHVSHQVRXHDSDL[mRH[LVWLXQDTXHOHPRPHQWR
FRPRVHMDPDLVWLYHVVHYLVLWDGRRPXQGRGRVKRPHQV
$VVLPÀFDUDPDWpTXHPDLVXPDYH]FKHJRXDKRUDGHSDUWLU
(PVLOrQFLRYHVWLUDPVHHGHPmRVGDGDVFDPLQKDUDPDWpRFDYDOR
'XUDQWHDFDYDOJDGDGHUHWRUQR-DPSDSHQVRXTXHQXQFDWLQKD
YLVWRXPHQWDUGHFHUWmROLQGR$VFRUHVWLQJLDPRFpXSDVVDQGRGR
ODUDQMDDRYHUPHOKRGHSRLVRYHUGHHÀQDOPHQWHHPWRQVFDGDYH]
PDLVLQWHQVRVGHD]XOHQTXDQWRDVHVWUHODVDRVSRXFRVVHWRUQDYDP
YLVtYHLV/iQRDOWRDVFRQVWHODo}HVJLUDYDPDSRQWDQGRDVURWDVGDV
FDUDYDQDVHRVGHVtJQLRVGRVGHXVHVSDUDRVPRUWDLV
(QFRVWRXDFDEHoDQRVRPEURVIRUWHVGH:LOOLDPHVHHQWUHJRX
DRFDQVDoRTXHWRPDYDFRQWDGHVHXFRUSR(OHVHJXUDYDDVUpGHDV
FRPXPDGDVPmRVHDRXWUDSHUPDQHFLDQDVXD
2FDYDORHVWUDQKDPHQWHVHJXLDWUDQTXLOR$WpHOHSDUHFLD
SHUFHEHUTXHDTXHOHPRPHQWRHUDHVSHFLDO4XDQGRVHDSUR[LPD
YDPGDFDVDGH-DPSDHDVODPSDULQDVGHPDQWHLJDDFHVDVSRU0D\D
WRUQDUDPVHYLVtYHLVSHODMDQHODHOHGLVVH
³3HQVHHPWXGRTXHOKHIDOHL9ROWDUHLDPDQKmSDUDVDEHU
VXDUHVSRVWD
³0DVHOHDLQWHUURPSHXFRORFDQGRXPGHGRHPVHXVOiELRV
³1mRTXHURRXYLUPDLVQDGDDJRUD$QRLWHWUD]PHGRVH
LQVHJXUDQoDPDVDPDQKmWXGRSDUHFHUiPDLVFODUR'HVFDQVHKRMH
HGHL[HVHXFRUDomRIDODU$PDQKmDSHQDVDPDQKmPHUHVSRQGD
&RPVXDDMXGDHODDSHRXHFDPLQKRXSDUDFDVDYLUDQGRVH
PXLWDVYH]HVSDUDDFHQDU
4XDQGRFKHJRX0D\DDHVSHUDYDFRPRMiHVWDYDVHWRUQDQGR
XPKiELWRH.DELUHVWDYDFRPHOD(ODRVFXPSULPHQWRXHRPHQLQR
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perguntou em tom agressivo, incomum ao seu jeito de ser, onde es
WLYHUD-DPSDPXUPXURXXPDGHVFXOSDTXDOTXHUGL]HQGRTXHIRUD
HPDX[tOLRGDSDUWHLUDGD9LODSRLVXPDFULDQoDLDQDVFHUHRSDUWR
VHFRPSOLFRX
4XDQGRRPHQLQRLQVLVWLXFRPPDLVSHUJXQWDVHODJULWRX
para ele:
³&DOHVH.DELU(VWRXFDQVDGDHQmROKHGHYRVDWLVIDo}HV
(XVRXVXDPmH5HVSHLWHPH9iSDUDMXQWRGHVHXVLUPmRVHQmR
PHDERUUHoDPDLV2PHQLQRVDLXHPEXUUDGRH-DPSDGHVDERXQD
FDGHLUDFRPDVPmRVFREULQGRRURVWRRVFDEHORVFDLQGRQDIURQWH
HVFRQGHQGRRVROKRVTXHVDELDTXHDGHQXQFLDULDP0D\DQDGDGLVVH
$SHQDVWRFRXOKHRRPEURGHIRUPDJHQWLOHGLVVH
³3UHFLVRLUDJRUD
-DPSDDVVHQWLXFRPDFDEHoDDLQGDVHPIDODU1mRVHDOLPHQWRX
HQmRVHODYRXQHPROKRXHPYROWD([DXVWDGHLWRXVHQDSDOKDGXUD
HFRPDFDEHoDURGDQGRPHUJXOKRXHPXPVRQRLQTXLHWR$FRUGRX
FRPDOXDDLQGDQRFpXHVDLXSDUDUHVSLUDURDUIULRGDPDGUXJDGD6XD
PHQWHIDQWDVLDYDFRPDLGHLDGHSDUWLUDRODGRGRKRPHPTXHDPDYD
Então, isso é o que chamam amor -SHQVRXFRPFHUWDDPDUJXUD
/HPEURXVHTXHKiDOJXQVDQRVXPDGHVXDVSULPDVSURPHWLGD
HPFDVDPHQWRUHFXVDUDVHDDFHLWDURQRLYRHVFROKLGRHHQIUHQWDUD
RSDLGL]HQGRTXHDPDYDRXWURUDSD]
6HXWLREDWHXWDQWRQHODTXHTXDVHDPDWRX(OHOKHGLVVHTXHR
que ela pensava ser amor seria a perdição de sua alma e, furioso, lhe
disse que se ela dissesse mais uma palavra a respeito, ele a mataria
FRPDVSUySULDVPmRVMiTXHSUHIHULDYrODPRUWDDVHUGHVRQUDGR
GHWDOIRUPD
$SULPDVHVXEPHWHXHDFDERXVHFDVDQGRFRPRKRPHPTXH
OKHIRUDGHVLJQDGRPDVDYHUGDGHpTXHGHSRLVGLVVRUDUDVYH]HV
YLXDVRUULU
,PDJLQDYDVHHODWDPEpPFRQVHJXLULDVRUULURXWUDYH]VH
FRQVHJXLULDHQFDUDU1D]HHU4XDQGRHOHUHWRUQDVVHFHUWDPHQWH
HOHDSURFXUDULDQDFDPDGRFDVDOPDVHODDJRUDFRQKHFLDRSUD]HU
Como conseguiria que seu corpo correspondesse ao ato apressado e
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GHVFXLGDGRTXHVHPSUHFRPSDUWLOKDUDFRPRPDULGR"(OHTXHMDPDLV
DGHVSLUDFRPSOHWDPHQWHTXHMDPDLVH[SORUDUDVHXFRUSRFRPDV
PmRVHDERFDFRPRÀ]HUDVHXDPDQWH
1DTXHODPDGUXJDGDFRQKHFHXRGHVHVSHURHDDQJ~VWLD4XHULD
RUDUHQmRFRQVHJXLD4XHULDGL]HUQmRDXPDYLGDTXHKRMHOKHSDUHFLD
YD]LDPDVQmRHUDFDSD])RUDHGXFDGDSDUDGL]HUDSHQDVVLPDVHX
PDULGRSDUDDJUDGDUVHUSDFLHQWHWROHUDQWHFRPSDVVLYDHVXEPLVVD
(QWUDQGRQDFDVDSREUHROKRXSDUDFDGDXPGHVHXVÀOKRVH
VRXEHTXHMDPDLVSRGHULDGHL[iORV7DPSRXFRSRGHULDOHYiORVSDUD
uma terra distante na companhia de um homem que era estranho
SDUDHOHV1mRSRGHULDOKHVFDXVDUWDPDQKRVRIULPHQWR6DELDTXH
haveria dor, mas naquele momento, logo antes do alvorecer, sua
GHFLVmRHVWDYDWRPDGD
A manhã passou lentamente e ela desempenhou as tarefas de
sempre, de forma mecânica, até chegar a hora em que deveria ir até
RKRPHPTXHSRYRDYDVHXVVRQKRVHGL]HUOKHTXHQmRLULDDFRP
SDQKiOR$VVLPTXHFKHJRXH:LOOLDPÀWRXVHXVROKRVHOHLQWXLX
DUHVSRVWD
³7HPFHUWH]D-DPSD"
³1mRSRVVRLUFRPYRFr3HUGmR1mRVRIUDSRUPLP6LJD
VHXFDPLQKR+DYHUiDOJXpPSDUDID]rORIHOL]
(OHDSHQDVEDODQoRXDFDEHoD3X[RXDSDUDVLFRPRFRUSR
WRGRWUrPXOR
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TXDQWRDDPR"
³6LPPHXTXHULGRHXIDoRLGHLD6HXFRUDomRWHPDPHGLGD
GRPHXDFUHGLWH(XMDPDLVRHVTXHFHUHLHQTXDQWRYLYHU
³3DUWLUHPRVDPDQKmEHPFHGR6HPXGDUGHLGHLD
³$EHQoRDGRVHMDHTXHVXDYLDJHPVHMDVHJXUD
³$GHXV-DPSD
³$GHXV:LOOLDP&XLGHVHSRUPLP
6HPGL]HUPDLVQDGDHOHDROKRXFRPWDPDQKDLQWHQVLGDGH
TXH-DPSDDFKRXTXHLDGHVIDOHFHU6HJXUDQGRVXDPmRHVTXHUGD
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EHLMRXDHHQFRVWRXVHXURVWRQHODHPXPFDULQKROHQWR(QWmRVH
DIDVWRXVHPROKDUSDUDWUiV
2UHVWRGRGLDIRLXPSHVDGHORHPDLVXPDYH]-DPSDQmR
FRQVHJXLXGRUPLU$VSULPHLUDVOX]HVGDPDQKmDHQFRQWUDUDPQR
WHUUHLURHPIUHQWHjFDVDVHQWDGDQRFKmRRVEUDoRVHQYROYHQGRRV
MRHOKRV2XYLXDRORQJHRWURWDUGHXPFDYDOR
:LOOLDPSDURXHPIUHQWHDHODYHVWLGRHPURXSDVSUySULDV
SDUDYLDJHPWHQGRQDFDEHoDRWXUEDQWHHVFXURTXHXVDYDTXDQGR
VHHQFRQWUDUDPSHODSULPHLUDYH]HTXHRID]LDSDUHFHUXPEHGXtQR
FRPPHWDGHGRURVWRFREHUWR6HXVROKRVFDVWDQKRVEULOKDYDPHHOH
DSHQDVHVWHQGHXSDUDHODXPNKDWD4GHÀQtVVLPDVHGDEUDQFD$VVLP
FXPSULDRULWXDOGHGHVSHGLGD
2VNDWKDVHUDPRIHUHFLGRVSHORVYLVLWDQWHVDRVVHXVDQÀWUL}HV
RXDRVTXHYmRVHDXVHQWDUSRUORQJRSHUtRGRHPVLQDOGHUHVSHLWR
(ODUHFHEHXRNKDWDGHVXDVPmRVHRVHJXURXSRUXPORQJRPRPHQWR
DQWHVGHGHL[iORSDUWLU
1mRHQFRQWURXDYR]SDUDDJUDGHFHUSRULVVRDSHQDVMXQWRXDV
PmRVHPIUHQWHDRFRUDomRHLQFOLQRXDFDEHoDSDUDXPFXPSULPHQWR
UHVSHLWRVR(OHHVSRUHRXRFDYDORFRPIRUoDHRDQLPDOUDSLGDPHQWHVH
S{VHPPDUFKD$SRHLUDHQFREULXDÀJXUDGH:LOOLDPHHODVHJXURX
PDLVSHUWRGRFRUDomRDOHPEUDQoDTXHHOHOKHGHL[DUD
(QWURXHPFDVDGHLWRXVHHDGRUPHFHX
3HORPHLRGDPDQKm.DELUHVWUDQKRXTXHVXDPmHQmRWLYHVVH
VHOHYDQWDGRDLQGDHTXDQGRIRLFKDPiODHODOKHGLVVHDSHQDVTXH
HVWDYDPXLWRFDQVDGD'XUDQWHDWDUGHRPHQLQRSHUFHEHXRVHXURVWR
FRUDGRHDVJRWtFXODVGHVXRUTXHFREULDPRVOiELRVSiOLGRVGDPmH
&KDPRXDLQVLVWHQWHPHQWHH-DPSDDEULXRVROKRVVySRUXP
PRPHQWRUHVSRQGHQGRFRPYR]GpELO2PHQLQRFRUUHXjFDVDGH
0D\DSHGLQGRVRFRUUR
0D\DVHJXLXFRPHOHHGHSRLVGHYHU-DPSDGLVVHSUeocupada:
/HQoRFHULPRQLDOWUDGLFLRQDOQDFXOWXUDWLEHWDQDJHUDOPHQWHIHLWRGHVHGD
EUDQFDSUHVHQWHDGRHPFDVDPHQWRVIXQHUDLVQDVFLPHQWRVIRUPDWXUDVFKH
JDGDHSDUWLGDGRVFRQYLGDGRV
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³6XDPmHHVWiFRPIHEUH.DELU$UUXPHXPSRXFRGHiJXD
SUHFLVDPRVDMXGiOD
Ele voltou, em seguida, com água fresca que Maya tentou dar
D-DPSDVHPVXFHVVR6XDWHVWDHVWDYDPXLWRTXHQWH3URFXURXXP
SDQROLPSRHHPEHEHQGRRHPiJXDSDVVRXVXDYHPHQWHSHORURVWR
SHVFRoRHEUDoRVGDDPLJDFRORFDQGRWDPEpPDOJXPDVJRWDVHP
VHXVOiELRV7HQWRXDOLPHQWiODFRPXPSRXFRGHOHLWHPRUQRHP
YmR2VXRUPROKDYDRVFDEHORVHDVURXSDVGH-DPSDTXHSDUHFLD
QmRRXYLUQLQJXpP'XUDQWHDQRLWHHODSDUHFLDGHOLUDU
)DODYDSDODYUDVGHVFRQH[DVHVROXoDYDFRPDFDEHoDPRYHQGR
VHYLROHQWDPHQWHGHXPODGRSDUDRRXWUR0D\DQmRVDLXGHVHXODGR
HORJRQDVSULPHLUDVKRUDVGDPDQKmFKDPRX.DELUHSHGLXOKHTXH
IRVVHEXVFDUDMXGD'LVVHOKHSDUDLUDWpD9LODHHQFRQWUDUDPXOKHU
GRIHUUHLURTXHHUDSDUWHLUDHFRQKHFLDHUYDV
2PHQLQRVDLXHPGLVSDUDGDWURSHoDQGRPXLWDVYH]HVMiTXH
VXDVKXPLOGHVVDQGiOLDVQmRDMXGDYDPQDFRUULGD&KHJDQGRj9LOD
WHQWRXHPYmRHQFRQWUDUDWDOPXOKHUFXMRQRPHGHVFRQKHFLD(VWDYD
MiHPSUDQWRVTXDQGRDYLVWRXRPRQJHHFRUUHXDWpHOH
³6DQWRPRQJHPHDMXGHSRUFDULGDGH
³2TXHDFRQWHFHXPHXMRYHP"
³0LQKDPmHHVWiPXLWRGRHQWHVROXoRXRPHQLQR
³2QGHHODHVWi"
³(PFDVD0RUDPRVQRFDPSRQmRPXLWRORQJHGDTXL2
VHQKRUSRGHPHDMXGDU"
³7RPDUDTXHVLPUHVSRQGHXRERQGRVRPRQJHDIDJDQGR
VHXVFDEHORV²$FDEHLGHFRPSUDUDOJXPDVHUYDVTXHWDOYH]SRVVDP
DMXGDUVXDPmH]LQKD/HYHPHDWpOi
2PHQLQRFRUUHXSHODUXD4XDQGRROKRXSDUDWUiVDYLVWRXR
PRQJHEHPDWUiVFDPLQKDQGRFRPFXLGDGRSHODUXDVHPQHQKXP
FDOoDPHQWRHWHQWDQGRVHHTXLOLEUDUGHVYLDQGRGHSHGUDVHEXUDFRV
,UULWDGRUHIH]RFDPLQKRDWpVHSRVWDUDRODGRGRPRQJHROKDQGR
SDUDRYHOKRKRPHPFRPXPDFHQVXUDTXHFXVWDYDDGLVIDUoDU
³1mRWHQKRDVXDLGDGHGLVVHRPRQJH
³3UHFLVDPRVQRVDSUHVVDU
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³0LQKDPmHHVWiPXLWRPDO(VHHODPRUUHUSRUTXHGHPR
UDPRVPXLWR"
³$FDOPHVHFULDQoDTXHDPRUWHQXQFDVHDWUDVDQHPVH
DGLDQWD(ODVHPSUHFKHJDQDKRUDPDUFDGDQHPXPPLQXWRDPDLV
RXDPHQRV(ODQmRVHFRPRYHFRPRVYHOKRVQHPVHHQWHUQHFHFRP
RVMRYHQV3RUWDQWRSDUHGHFRUUHUHÀTXHDRPHXODGRVHQmRDFDED
SRUTXHEUDUXPDSHUQDHQmRWHUHLFRPRFDUUHJDUYRFrQDVFRVWDV
.DELUVXVSLURXPDVQmRUHWUXFRX2VPRQJHVVmRVHPSUHPXLWR
UHVSHLWDGRVSRUWRGDVDVSHVVRDVSRUTXHVmRViELRV(OHRDMXGRXD
FDUUHJDURIDUGRGHHUYDVHIUDVFRVH[SOLFDQGRQRFDPLQKRDSHGLGR
GRPRQJHDDSDUrQFLDGHVXDPmHHWXGRRTXHKDYLDPFRPLGRRX
EHELGRQRV~OWLPRVGLDV
2PRQJHOKHSHUJXQWRXVREUHRkQLPRHKXPRUGDPXOKHUQRV
~OWLPRVWHPSRVH.DELUVLOHQFLRX1mRWHYHFRUDJHPGHFRQWDUWXGR
RTXHDRXYLUDFRQWDUD0D\D$SHQDVEDODQoRXDFDEHoDHGLVVHTXH
QDGDVDELDGLVVR
4XDQGRFKHJDUDP0D\DUHFHEHXRVDÁLWD)H]XPDSURIXQGD
UHYHUrQFLDDRPRQJHHDJUDGHFHXDRVGHXVHVSRUVXDSUHVHQoD(ODR
FRQKHFLDGHYLVWDHVDELDTXHHUDXPPRQJHFXUDGRU
³$LQGDEHPTXH.DELURHQFRQWURX4XHFRLQFLGrQFLDHVWDU
RVHQKRUQDDOGHLDMXVWRQHVVHGLD
³1mRH[LVWHPFRLQFLGrQFLDVDPiYHOVHQKRUD2QGHHVWiD
SHVVRDTXHSUHFLVDGHFXLGDGRV"
0D\DRFRQGX]LXDRTXDUWRGH-DPSD2OKDQGRDRUHGRUHOH
disse:
³3RUIDYRUDEUDDMDQHOD2DUSXURSUHFLVDFLUFXODU7URTXH
as roupas da paciente por outras, limpas e secas, e afaste as crian
oDVSRLVHVWmRPXLWRDJLWDGDV(PRo}HVFRQWXUEDGDVQmRDMXGDP
RVHQIHUPRV
1DFR]LQKDXWLOL]DQGRDPHVDFRPREDQFDGDGHWUDEDOKRHOH
DEULXRSHVDGRIDUGRGHHUYDV
4XDQGR0D\DUHWRUQRXSHGLXOKHTXHOKHFRQWDVVHWXGRTXH
VDELDVREUHDPXOKHUGRHQWHVHXVKiELWRVDOLPHQWDUHVHGHVRQR
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VHXWHPSHUDPHQWRFRPRFRVWXPDOLGDUFRPRVSUREOHPDVVHX
UHODFLRQDPHQWRFRPRPDULGRHRVÀOKRVHRTXHDFRQWHFHXGHPDLV
VLJQLÀFDWLYRQDV~OWLPDVVHPDQDV0D\DUHVSRQGHXDWXGRRTXHHOH
SHUJXQWRXPDVKHVLWRXDRIDODUGRV~OWLPRVGLDV
O monge, sem desviar o olhar, lhe disse:
³eSUHFLVRTXHHXVDLEDDYHUGDGHVHQKRUD6RXXPFXUD
GRUHPHXRItFLRVySRGHVHUH[HUFLGRFRPRWRWDOFRQKHFLPHQWRGD
YHUGDGH1mRIDUHLMXOJDPHQWRVGHTXDOTXHUQDWXUH]DPDVQHFHVVLWR
TXHPHHVFODUHoD6yDVVLPSRGHUHLDMXGDUVXDDPLJDSRUTXHPQXWUH
HYLGHQWHDIHLomR
0D\DHQWmROKHFRQWRXVREUHRVDFRQWHFLPHQWRVGDTXHODVH
PDQD$RWHUPLQDUVHQWLXXPJUDQGHDOtYLRSRUWHUSRGLGRVHOLYUDU
GDTXHOHVHJUHGRTXHDDÁLJLD
³3UHFLVRÀFDUDVyVFRPDGRHQWHSRUDOJXPWHPSR
$GHQWUDQGRRTXDUWRH[DPLQRX-DPSD7RFRXOKHDWHVWDR
URVWRRSHVFRoR'HSRLVWRPRXOKHRSXOVRHIHFKRXRVROKRVSDUD
VHQWLURVEDWLPHQWRVFDUGtDFRV2FRUDomRHVWDYDDFHOHUDGRDSHOH
SHJDMRVDHIULD3UHVVLRQRXVXDVSHUQDVHWRUQR]HORVREVHUYRXDWHQ
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