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Não! Um gaúcho de alma não abandona assim o seu cavalo: antes mata-o, como amigo que não emporcalha o seu amigo!
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The speaker rejects abandoning a horse, presenting killing it as the more loyal choice. Calling the horse a friend gives the act a grim sense of duty: the horse should not be left in a condition that would “sully” or disgrace that friendship. The words express fierce loyalty, even when loyalty requires a painful and final decision.
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- Wikisource, Contos gauchescos (1912), “Juca Guerra”
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