
He continued to shoot ducks from the snowy sky, and felt pride in his marksmanship; yet beyond this lay a feeling he could grasp at but not contain. Every bird you downed bore pebbles in its gizzard from a land the maps ignored.
JULIAN BARNES, U.K., in "Arthur & George", 2005
Continuava a atirar aos patos no céu de neve e orgulhava-se da sua pontaria; mas, para lá disso, havia um sentimento que conseguia perceber mas não conter. Cada ave abatida trazia no papo pedrinhas de uma terra que os mapas ignoravam.
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