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Who is this that rises like the Nile,
    like rivers of torrential waters?
Egypt rises up like the Nile,
    like rivers of torrential waters.
I will rise up, Egypt says, and cover the earth;
    I will destroy cities and their inhabitants.
Advance, O horses,
    and drive madly, O chariots.
Let the warriors advance:
    men from Ethiopia and Put bearing shields,
    and men from Lud who draw their bows.

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