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Sempre fui muito acanhada, muito tímida, como sou até hoje… por timidez passei a pintar.
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The speaker describes shyness as a lasting part of her character, not just a past feeling. She connects that shyness directly to taking up painting, suggesting that painting became something she turned to because she was withdrawn and timid.
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