Urgebant nihilo levius iam in limine mortis, quos fuga praecipites partem glomerarat in unam puppis, adhuc vacuam taedae; sed, proxima cursu fulmineo populatus, inevitabilis ardor correptam flammis involvit ovantibus alnum.
But none the less fiercely fought those who, at deaths door, had squeezed themselves in headlong flight into that part of the ship which alone was untouched by the fire; but there was no escape from it. It devoured every obstacle with lightning speed and caught the whole ship and wrapt it in triumphant flames.
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