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His grandfather had not just underlined them. He had added a new one, in a trembling hand, in the margin.

But then he saw the page number scribbled next to it: p. 1247 . dicionário oxford português

He felt the specific weight of a closed door. And he smiled. He finally knew its name. His grandfather had not just underlined them

He spent the rest of the day not clearing the house, but reading the dictionary. He looked up Cafuné —the act of running fingers through a loved one’s hair. He found Xodó —a special affection for something dear. He discovered Lambisco —a small, illicit treat stolen from the kitchen. He finally knew its name

Curious, he pulled the Oxford dictionary from his bag. He had brought it out of a strange, misplaced loyalty. He flipped to page 1247. There, under Saudade , was not one definition, but eleven.

Tomás inherited the dictionary from his grandfather, a man who had believed that a single word, used correctly, could change the weather of a conversation. The book was colossal— Dicionário Oxford Português , leather-bound, its pages thin as communion wafers and edged with gold that had dulled to the color of old honey.