Lavoura Arcaica
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1:10:02
Take it with you, Pedro!
Take all those trinkets home!

1:10:06
And when you get there,
announce solemnly:

1:10:08
"From your beloved brother."
But be careful in handling them.

1:10:14
"To repay Father's sermons,
our misfit brother also sends...

1:10:17
with the gifts, a heavy,
scornful laughter."

1:10:24
Come on, put them in the bag!
1:11:04
As I look back on our utensils...
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and the family clothing...
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I hear diffused,
lost voices inside that trench.

1:11:15
I'm not surprised by the clear
water springing from the bottom.

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And I withdraw
into our weariness.

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And I step back after such an
exhaustive struggle.

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And from our bale of routines
I draw, one by one...

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the sacred bones
of our code of behavior:

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The excess: Forbidden.
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Zeal: A must.
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And condemned as a vice...
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through constant preaching
any waste was to be banned...

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denounced as a serious
threat to our work.


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