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And the while they guess them(selves) to be hid in (their) dark sins, they were scattered by (the) dark hiding of forgetting, dreading hideously, and disturbed (or troubled) with full great wondering. [And while they guess them to lurk in dark sins, by the dark veil of forgetting they be scattered, dreading grisfully, and with full much wondering disturbed.]

For the den that withheld them, kept not without dread; for why sound coming down disturbed (or troubled) them, and sorrowful persons appearing to them, gave dread to them. [Nor forsooth the den that held them, without dread kept; for descending sound disturbed them, and dreary persons appearing to them, gave inward fear to them.]

And soothly no might of fire might give light to them, and the clear flames of stars might not lighten that hideous night. [And no strength forsooth of the fire might to them give light, nor the clear flames of the stars might lighten that grisly-ful night.]

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