“Here lies, on the small farthest beach,
the Captain of the End.”

— Fernando Pessoa , book Mensagem

Poem "Bartolomeu Dias", verses 1-2
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Original: Jaz aqui, na pequena praia extrema,
o Capitão do Fim.

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“If you are playing bad you are going to lose here, on clay, on ice, or on the beach.”

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“Some books are lies frae end to end,
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