《明史·列传·卷一百四十九》
畿南三府的百姓听说后莫不失声痛哭。
三郡之民闻之，哭失声。
The people of the three prefectures in the south of Jizhou couldn't help but cry after hearing about it.
<s>[INST] Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 三郡之民闻之，哭失声。 [/INST] The people of the three prefectures in the south of Jizhou couldn't help but cry after hearing about it.</s>
Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 三郡之民闻之，哭失声。
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The people of the three prefectures in the south of Jizhou couldn't help but cry after hearing about it.
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