Leia o trecho do conto "The Black Cat" escrito por Edgar
Allan Poe e publicado em 1845.
To those who have cherished an affection for a faithful
and sagacious dog, 1 need hardly be at the trouble of
explaining the nature or the intensity of the gratification
thus derivable. There is something in the unselfish and
self-sacrificing love of a brute, which goes directly to the
heart of him who has had frequent occasion to test the
paltry friendship and gossamer fidelity of mere Man.
Edgar Allan Poe, The Black Cat, 1845, p.1
A palavra "gossamer", na última linha do trecho, pode ser
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