Haud mora, iam tantum campi dirimebat ab ictu, quantum impulsa valet comprendere lancea nodo, cum subitum liquida, non ullis nubibus, aethra augurium mentes oculosque ad sidera vertit.
There was no delay. Soon the combatants were separated only by as much ground as a lance sped by a thonga can cover, when suddenly all eyes and thoughts were turned to the sky by a portent appearing in the clear and cloudless heavens.
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