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2024-10-29 19:42:56Elza and Vernon visit Gabriela's apartment. They are greeted by the song “Soul on Soul” by Rod Stewart.
João Paulo is cooking while Gabriela is in the bedroom.
“Son, what a good smell!” Elza praises him, “What is it?”
“A lentil stew with bacon that I'm improvising.” João Paulo smiles, “I hope I don’t poison anyone.”
“I think the recipe is interesting.” Vernon sits down as if to stay for lunch, “What about our daughter-in-law?”
João Paulo notices that nobody calls Gabriela by her name, “GABRIELA is in the room changing Sandra’s diapers.”
Elza smiles, thinking that Gabriela is having a bad time with dirty diapers, “That's part of motherhood. When it was Josias's turn, Tony couldn't buy real diapers. I had to use a dishcloth.”
João Paulo is horrified, “I'm glad I had a different father!
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