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THE STORY OF THE YARA

In the country of Brazil there is a beautiful city beside a great lazy river, in the middle of the deep and dark rainforest. A young man named Alonzo came to the city one day, looking for work.

He had come from the countryside, and he was amazed by the charming old stone houses of the town, overgrown with flowers, as well as the happy people who lived there. He was particularly enchanted by the pretty girls who called it their home.

With the coming of the cool autumn season, the city

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