excitus sede, horrendum! prorumpit ab ima caeruleus maculis auro squalentibus anguis; ignea sanguinea radiabant lumina flamma, oraque vibranti stridebant sibila lingua; isque inter trepidos coetus mediamque per urbem volvitur et muris propere delabitur altis ac similis profugo vicina ad litora tendit spumantisque freti praeceps immergitur undis.
Then'dreadful to behold'a snake burst forth at her summons from its abode in the depths of the mound; its body was dark-green and rough with spots of gold; its fiery eyes glittered with blood-red flame; and the mouth with its flickering tongue made a loud hissing. Between the terrified groups its coils moved on through the centre of the city, and swiftly it glided down from the high walls; then, as if escaping, it made its way to the shore near the town, and plunged headlong into the waves of the foaming sea.c
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