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almoça so the man brought in some 
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"farofa" (farinha mixed with fat and chopped dried meat) in a tin basin, with 3 [[insertion]] ^ tin [[/insertion]] spoons stuck in it for us.  I was so finicky 
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I dished out a spoonful on my saucer and 
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ate it.  It is astonishing what a person will do rather than starve 
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(if one is not on hunger strike!) They sent