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PESSOANA.- QUEIROZ, Ofélia.- Carta autógrafa.- Século XX (1978).- 1 f. (2 p.); 27 cm. Autograph letter from Ofélia Queiroz, addressed to her great-niece Maria da Graça Queiroz Seruya. It transcribes an unpublished poem (at the time unpublished) by Fernando Pessoa, with six stanzas of six verses (first line: Fiquei louco, fiquem[sic] tonto), with the following note: “These verses were dedicated to me by Fernando Pessoa in 1919. They are written by me because I knew them by heart and the original was stolen from my letters. If anyone appears with them, they should be prosecuted because they possess them illegitimately. I swear to God that this is the whole truth. Document dated 10/1/78. Autograph signature: Ofélia Maria Queiroz Soares. Includes the respective envelope. Poem published by Teresa Rita Lopes in “Pessoa por conhecer”, Lisbon, Estampa, 1990, p.