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two cousins of Isabel Brandão de Melo on 13 October 1917

two cousins of Isabel Brandão de Melo

GroupAristocratrelatives standing next to the writer
13 OctSecond-handSaw itLetterTravelled from afarSun spinning
As told by Isabel de Jesus Maria de Sousa Holstein Brandão de Melo
English

Two of my cousins who were near me were beside themselves and affirmed that they saw the sun exactly like a piece of fireworks spinning dizzily.

Português (original)

Deux de mes cousines qui étaient près de moi, étaient hors d'elle-même[m]es et affirmaient voir exactement le soleil comme une pièce de feu d'artifice tournant vertigineusement.

DCF III-1, Doc. 238 · letter · 31 Oct 1917 (3 weeks later)View scans (2)Link

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