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Antes da barreira

C1Travel and adventure≈670 words

A harbour crew must rethink a delivery before time runs out.

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Travel and adventure

Uma equipe de três pessoas revê uma travessia curta quando o porto muda de condições.

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Procedência particular

C2Romance≈700 words

Two former partners try to describe an object they once bought together.

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Romance

Um tradutor e uma catalogadora revisam uma peça que já fez parte da vida dos dois.

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A palavra efetiva

C2Mystery≈710 words

A researcher follows a subtle correction through editions of a local history.

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Mystery

Uma nota de história local esconde uma correção que não chegou a corrigir tudo.

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Sete minutos de espontaneidade

C2Comedy≈660 words

A walking tour meets the residents whose everyday lives it promises to reveal.

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Comedy

Uma consultora vê o bairro começar a repetir o roteiro que vende como encontro casual.

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LingoReader. Sete minutos de espontaneidade. Original short fiction, title cover, reading layout and navigation prepared for LingoReader.

O limite da carga

C2Travel and adventure≈700 words

A travelling exhibition must decide which part of its collection can make the journey.

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Travel and adventure

Numa viagem de exposição, um objeto querido ocupa mais espaço do que o narrador admite.

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O que a gente vai dizer

C2Friendship and family≈730 words

A family rehearses an explanation for a separation before a relative's visit.

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Friendship and family

Uma família ensaia uma explicação para a separação antes de receber uma tia.

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Setor do que quase aconteceu

C2Fantasy≈710 words

An unusual application brings a clerk uncomfortably close to the past.

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Fantasy

Uma funcionária experiente recebe um pedido que envolve uma escolha que ela também fez.

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LingoReader. Setor do que quase aconteceu. Original short fiction, title cover, reading layout and navigation prepared for LingoReader.

A fama de ouvir

C2Romance≈680 words

An attentive listener begins to notice what his partner leaves unsaid.

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Romance

Um homem considerado bom ouvinte percebe que sua companheira vem preparando histórias para caber no silêncio dele.

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O tempo fechado

C2Mystery≈670 words

Two accounts of a small accident fail to agree, despite sharing the same rainy setting.

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Mystery

Uma perita compara dois relatos de chuva sobre um acidente pequeno num beco.

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Sem prejuízo

C2Comedy≈690 words

Formal notes make a small dispute over a shared hallway increasingly difficult.

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Comedy

Dois vizinhos trocam notas formais sobre objetos pequenos até precisarem mover coisas juntos.

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A volta pela estrada

C2Travel and adventure≈680 words

A guide and a former mentor need a clearer conversation on a familiar walk.

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Travel and adventure

Um guia refaz um caminho conhecido com sua antiga professora e precisa trocar delicadeza por clareza.

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