Ricardo pondered this. He was a window. But to what?
"Lembro."
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Ricardo was silent for a moment. Then: "João, lembra daquele primeiro poema que li para você? Sobre o viajante na estrada de terra?" Ricardo pondered this
"Amigo," João said. "They're going to move you. They might shut you down again." "Lembro