interdum intentos pugnae et iam iamque ferentes hostili iugulo ferrum conamine et ictu avertit dextramque ipso de vulnere vellit.
Sometimes, when they were bent on battle and just bringing their swords to an enemys throat, the wind thwarted the intended blow and plucked away the hand in the very act of striking.
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