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辰星出东方，太白星出西方；或者辰星出西方，太白星出东方，都称为格，预示郊外有兵而没有战斗。
出东方，太白出西方；若出西方，太白出东方，为格，野虽有兵不战。
The morning star appears in the east, and Venus appears in the west; or the morning star appears in the west, and Venus appears in the east, all called grid, indicating that there are troops in the suburbs but no fighting.
<s>[INST] Take each pair of old and new sentences and unite them into a single translation that captures the core meaning: Archaic: 出东方，太白出西方；若出西方，太白出东方，为格，野虽有兵不战。 Updated: 辰星出东方，太白星出西方；或者辰星出西方，太白星出东方，都称为格，预示郊外有兵而没有战斗。 [/INST] The morning star appears in the east, and Venus appears in the west; or the morning star appears in the west, and Venus appears in the east, all called grid, indicating that there are troops in the suburbs but no fighting.</s>
Take each pair of old and new sentences and unite them into a single translation that captures the core meaning: Archaic: 出东方，太白出西方；若出西方，太白出东方，为格，野虽有兵不战。 Updated: 辰星出东方，太白星出西方；或者辰星出西方，太白星出东方，都称为格，预示郊外有兵而没有战斗。
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The morning star appears in the east, and Venus appears in the west; or the morning star appears in the west, and Venus appears in the east, all called grid, indicating that there are troops in the suburbs but no fighting.
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