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“Moçambique é essa imagem parada da menina ao sol, com as tranças louras impecavelmente penteadas, perante a criança negra empoeirada, quase nua, esfomeada, num silêncio em que nenhum sabe o que dizer, mirando-se do mesmo lado e dos lados opostos da justiça, do bem e do mal, da sobrevivência.”

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Caderno de Memórias Coloniais

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