et stupefacta novo pendebat lumine mundi, tum velut amisso maerens, tum laeta renato, surgentem neque enim totiens Titana fugatis sideribus, variosque dies incertaque noctis tempora nec similis umbras, iam sole regresso iam propiore, suis poterat discernere causis.
he gazed in bewilderment at the strange new light of heaven, now sorrowing at its loss, now joyful at its rebirth; nor why the Sun so often rose, putting to flight the stars, why days varied in duration and the period of darkness fluctuated, and why the lengths of shadows differed according as the Sun retreated or drew nearer, could he understand from the true causes.
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