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16 and saying:

‘Alas, alas, that great city,
    that was arrayed in fine linen, in purple and scarlet,
    and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls!
17 In one hour such great riches came to nothing!’

“All sea captains and seafaring men, sailors and all who trade by sea, stood far off, 18 and cried out when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, ‘What city is like this great city?’

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