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King José, mounted in the
foreground, with the
triumphal arch beyond
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Full
shot of King José
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See
how King José and his
stead tramples the snakes
of the earth?
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On
the side of the platform,
a man attempts to held the
reign's of this mighty steed...
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..whilst
the man below is
trampled horribly!
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But
1 finger and 1 thumb
remain. If you look closely at
his ring finger, you can see
the iron screw that held the
cement pieces together,
protrude out.
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Poor
guy never had
a chance.
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The
other side of the
platform paints a more
happy and festive occasion,
with an angel, a man, and
an elephant
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The
naval aptitude of the
Portuguese empire was
its hallmark
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Everything
has a crack, this
one has has a single large one,
the statue above many
smaller cracks.
I
did not get her name,
nor did I understand which
language she was speaking.
What does "prevert" mean?
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