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I counted its rival wings, and there were eight of them.
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I saw one of the wings on the right side rise up and govern the whole world.
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After its rule came to an end, it vanished so completely that it left no trace. Then the next wing rose up and governed for a long time.
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When its rule was coming to an end and it was about to vanish like the first wing,
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"Listen, you have ruled the world for a long time, and I want you to hear this message before you disappear:
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No one after you will rule as long as you did - not even half as long."
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The third wing rose up and governed as the earlier ones had done; then it also vanished.
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The same thing happened to all the other wings: one after the other they rose to power and then vanished.
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I kept looking, and after a while the other small wings on the right side rose up to seize power. Some of them governed briefly and quickly disappeared,
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while others rose up but were never able to govern.