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48 Cards in this Set
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The sky was blu
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El cielo estaba azul
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There wasn't a cloud on the plain
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No había ninguna nube sobre la llanura
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A multitude of cows grazed
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Una multitud de vacas pastaba
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Indalecio was coming by horse
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Indalecio venía a caballo
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He was advancing at a trot
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Avanzaba al trote
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with a great sadness in his soul
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con una gran tristeza en el alma
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He was reviving in his memory
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Revivía en la memoria
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a race unfairly won
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una carrera mal ganada
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the struggle with Benites
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la lucha con Benites
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Benites' death
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la muerte de Benites
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the detention of his by the police
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la detención suya por la policía
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the sad farewell
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la triste despedida
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to his small farmland
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a su campito
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to his cattle
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a su ganado
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to his ranch
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a su rancho
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to his wife of one year
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a su esposa de un año
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to his son
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a su hijo
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And now?
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Y ahora?
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Did they still remember him?
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Lo recordaban todavía?
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Did they still love him?
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Lo amaban aún?
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Before, there wasn't a single white building
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Antes, no había ningún edificio blanco
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His ranch now had a zinc roof
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Su rancho ahora tenía un techo de cinc
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instead of a straw roof
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en vez de un techo de paja
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His wife had half a dozen kids
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su esposa tenía media docena de chiquillos
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Her face looked tired
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Su rostro se veía cansado
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and she had gray hair
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y tenía el pelo gris
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She had not recognized him
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Ell no lo había reconocido
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She had used the usted form with him
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Ella había usado la forma de usted con él
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He asked her "don't you know me"
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El le preguntó a ella "no me conoces?"
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She looked at him frightened
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Ella lo miró asustada
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and then she started to cry
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y entonces empezó a llorar
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The kids surrounded her
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Los chiquillos la rodearon
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She told him that she had had to marry Silva
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Ella le dijo a él que había tenido que casarse con Silva
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that five years had passed
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que cinco años habían pasado
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and that she hadn't been able
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y que ella no había podido
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to take care of their interests
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cuidar de sus intereses
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She continued defending herself
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Ella continuó defendiéndose
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but, he was no longer paying attention to her
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pero, él ya no le prestaba atención a ella
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He was looking at the extensive panorama
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Miraba el extenso panorama
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Do they still fight in the Banda Oriental
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Todavía pelean en la Banda Oriental?
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he asked her
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él le preguntó a ella
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"Yes the other day a group of soldiers went by here"
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Sí, el otro día un grupo de soldados pasó por aquí
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she answered
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ella contestó
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Then he said to her "so long"
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Entonces él le dijo a ello "adiosito"
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At first she looked at him astonished
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Al principio, ella lo miró atónita
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but, when she lost sight of him
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pero, cuando lo perdió de vista
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she sighed with satisfaction,
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ella suspiró con satisfacción
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and returned to her kitchen
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y volvió a su cocina
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