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An old chaplain tells an extraordinary story of when he witnessed a dialogue between the statues of saints that decorated the walls of the church. Between ramblings and judgments about the faith and lives of men, their sins and vanities, Machado de Assis constructs a fascinating dreamlike scenario in the dim moonlight, capable of capturing the attention of even the most skeptical reader.
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An old chaplain tells an extraordinary story of when he witnessed a dialogue between the statues of saints that decorated the walls of the church. Between ramblings and judgments about the faith and lives of men, their sins and vanities, Machado de Assis constructs a fascinating dreamlike scenario in the dim moonlight, capable of capturing the attention of even the most skeptical reader.
Faith, Vanity, Disbelief
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When I was chaplain of St. Francis of Paola (an old priest recounted), an extraordinary adventure happened to me.