《太平广记·卷一百二十四·报应二》
当天晚上陈设完毕，忽然听到妇女的哭声，起初远渐渐近，不一会儿已经到了斋筵席中了。
其夕既陈设，忽闻妇女哭声甚哀，初远渐近，俄在斋筵中矣。
When the offerings were in place that evening, suddenly the crying of a woman was heard, faint at first, but gradually approaching—before long it was in the midst of the banquet. 
<s>[INST] Take each pair of old and new sentences and unite them into a single translation that captures the core meaning: Archaic: 其夕既陈设，忽闻妇女哭声甚哀，初远渐近，俄在斋筵中矣。 Updated: 当天晚上陈设完毕，忽然听到妇女的哭声，起初远渐渐近，不一会儿已经到了斋筵席中了。 [/INST] When the offerings were in place that evening, suddenly the crying of a woman was heard, faint at first, but gradually approaching—before long it was in the midst of the banquet. </s>
Take each pair of old and new sentences and unite them into a single translation that captures the core meaning: Archaic: 其夕既陈设，忽闻妇女哭声甚哀，初远渐近，俄在斋筵中矣。 Updated: 当天晚上陈设完毕，忽然听到妇女的哭声，起初远渐渐近，不一会儿已经到了斋筵席中了。
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When the offerings were in place that evening, suddenly the crying of a woman was heard, faint at first, but gradually approaching—before long it was in the midst of the banquet.
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