It is said the sesta is one of the only gifts the Europeans brought to…

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It is said the sesta is one of the only gifts the Europeans brought to South America, but I imagine the Brazilians could have figured out how to sleep in the afternoon without having to endure centuries of murder and enslavement. ✨ Ann Patchett (2011). State of Wonder, p.173, A&C Black
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