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A Portuguese fleet becomes the object of conflict between Roman gods.

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Ah, wretched Christians, who such cross incur, be you perchance the teeth by Cadmus sown, that waste of brother-blood ye thus prefer when all by self-same mother-womb are grown? How durst you see yon Holy Sepulture owned by the bandogs who such feuds disown, who come to hold and have your ancient ground, their warlike prowess making them renown’d?

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