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"Listen to me, you who have ruled the earth all this time; I announce this to you before you disappear.
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After you no one shall rule as long as you have ruled, not even half as long."
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Then the third wing raised itself up, and held the rule as the earlier ones had done, and it also disappeared.
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And so it went with all the wings; they wielded power one after another and then were never seen again.
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I kept looking, and in due time the wings that followed also rose up on the right side, in order to rule. There were some of them that ruled, yet disappeared suddenly;
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and others of them rose up, but did not hold the rule.
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And after this I looked and saw that the twelve wings and the two little wings had disappeared,
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and nothing remained on the eagle's body except the three heads that were at rest and six little wings.
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As I kept looking I saw that two little wings separated from the six and remained under the head that was on the right side; but four remained in their place.
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Then I saw that these little wings planned to set themselves up and hold the rule.
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As I kept looking, one was set up, but suddenly disappeared;