fulminis haec ritu summis e moenibus arcis incita, sulcatum tremula secat aera flamma, qualis sanguineo praestringit lumina crine ad terram caelo decurrens ignea lampas.
When hurled like a thunderbolt from the topmost walls of the citadel, it clove the furrowed air with a flickering flame, even as a fiery meteor, speeding from heaven to earth, dazzles mens eyes with its blood-red tail.
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