《宋史·本纪·卷八》
初八，河南府狱空，上面有鸿巢，生下二只小鸿。
癸亥，河南府狱空，有鸠巢其户，生二雏。
On the 8th day, the prison in Henan Prefecture was empty and a pair of swans made a nest on the roof and hatched two cygnets.
<s>[INST] For each of the following sets of Classical Chinese and Modern Chinese sentences, provide an English translation that captures the essence of both: Classical: 癸亥，河南府狱空，有鸠巢其户，生二雏。 Modern: 初八，河南府狱空，上面有鸿巢，生下二只小鸿。 [/INST] On the 8th day, the prison in Henan Prefecture was empty and a pair of swans made a nest on the roof and hatched two cygnets.</s>
For each of the following sets of Classical Chinese and Modern Chinese sentences, provide an English translation that captures the essence of both: Classical: 癸亥，河南府狱空，有鸠巢其户，生二雏。 Modern: 初八，河南府狱空，上面有鸿巢，生下二只小鸿。
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On the 8th day, the prison in Henan Prefecture was empty and a pair of swans made a nest on the roof and hatched two cygnets.
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