This is a short story written by a Brazillian medical student by the name of José Vitor Garcia. All credits go to him. I merely translated the text as faithfully as possible. The copyright on the text belongs to him (if the website he originally posted on is copyright protected). However, even if his original upload is considered public domain, I still believe it should not be plagiarized in any manner (least of all in an uncredited way). This translation was made with the sole purpose of enabling speakers of other languages to enjoy what I believe to be a truly beautiful piece of writing. I also uploaded the original Portuguese version, proving I did not change the content of the text (there may be a few differences in word phrasings for adaptation purposes, but they are meant only to make the translation stay as loyal as possible to the original). I was truly moved by this story, so I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.