discurrit tessera castris; intentique docent, quae sint properanda, monentque quisque suos; instat trepidis stimulatque ruentes navus abire timor, dum caeca silentia dumque maiores umbrae.
The word was passed round through the camp; the captains zealously instructed their men and explained the work to be done; fear beset them and quickened their pace, urging them to depart in the silence and darkness, before the shadow of night grew lighter.
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