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On the evening of the 5th of July, the atmosphere had been oppressive / since the morning and threatened approaching storms. Large bats of ruddy / color skimmed with their huge wings the current of the Amazon. Among / them could be distinguished the _"perros voladors,"_ somber brown above / and light-colored beneath, for which Minha, and particularly the young / mulatto, felt an instinctive aversion.
These were, in fact, the horrible vampires which suck the blood of the / cattle, and even attack man if he is imprudent enough to sleep out in / the fields.