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Child of the Dark

 Carolina Maria de Jesus
 

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1. I can take the ups and downs of life. If I can't store up the courage to live, I've resolved to store up the patience.
 
 
2. Ah, S£o Paulo! A queen that vainly shows her skyscrapers that are her crown of gold. All dressed up in velvet and silk but with cheap stockings underneath—the favela.
 
 
3. When I write I think I live in a golden castle that shines in the sunlight.
 
 
4. If the Brother saw his children eating rotten food already attacked by vultures and rats, he would stop talking about resignation and rebel, because rebellion comes from bitterness.
 
 
5. The cat is a wise one. She doesn't have any deep loves and doesn't let anyone make a slave of her.
 
 
 
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