haud dum enses stricti, mediumque iacebat tantum ad bella loci, quantum tramittere iactae sufficerent hastae, cum fulgor hebescere caeli per subitum coepit, densaeque subire tenebrae, atque dies fugere, atque armari ad proelia rursus Iupiter.
Swords were not yet drawn, and a space, only the length of a spear-cast, separated the armies, when suddenly the brightness of the sky grew dim, and thick darkness came on; daylight fled and Jupiter began to arm for battle a second time.
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