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

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“Promised them Fate’s eternal covenant, whose high commandments none shall dare despise, for years full many they shall rule th’ extent of seas that see the ruddy suns arise. On wavy wastes hard winter have they spent; o’erworked they come by travailing emprize; ’twere meet we show them, thus it seemeth me, the fair new region which they fain would see.

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