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And I saw that all things under heaven were subject unto her, and no man spake against her, no, not one creature upon earth.
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And I beheld, and, lo, the eagle rose upon her talons, and spake to her feathers, saying,
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Watch not all at once: sleep every one in his own place, and watch by course:
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But let the heads be preserved for the last.
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And I beheld, and, lo, the voice went not out of her heads, but from the midst of her body.
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And I numbered her contrary feathers, and, behold, there were eight of them.
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And I looked, and, behold, on the right side there arose one feather, and reigned over all the earth;
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And so it was, that when it reigned, the end of it came, and the place thereof appeared no more: so the next following stood up. and reigned, and had a great time;
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And it happened, that when it reigned, the end of it came also, like as the first, so that it appeared no more.
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Then came there a voice unto it, and said,
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Hear thou that hast borne rule over the earth so long: this I say unto thee, before thou beginnest to appear no more,