But if not, and if Mr Gomes goes through to the run-offs against Mr da Silva, what then?

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For me, after years of playing the game, I have a simple motivation: to emulate what the likes of Aravinda da Silva and Arjuna Ranatanga did that day.

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Leonardo da Rosa was dancing when he saw what looked like "a big disturbance".

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Although its most radical policies have been ditched, what remains is enough to make investors fear a President da Silva, and voters may well follow suit.

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What a gift it is to have one of Leonardo da Vinci's notebooks, small enough to have sat in his palm, on permanent view for the first time.

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