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Heart-Led Logic

We are not thinking machines, somos máquinas de sentir que pensam.we are feeling machines that think.

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Não somos máquinas de pensar, somos máquinas de sentir que pensam.

We are not thinking machines, we are feeling machines that think.

💬 Today's vocabulary

🌟 Ser: To be 🎥 Máquina [femin. noun]: Machine🎭 Sentir: To feel

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