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91Quod super est, ne te in promissis plura moremur,
92principio maria ac terras caelumque tuere;
93quorum naturam triplicem, tria corpora, Memmi,
94tris species tam dissimilis, tria talia texta,
95una dies dabit exitio, multosque per annos
96sustentata ruet moles et machina mundi.
97nec me animi fallit quam res nova miraque menti
98accidat exitium caeli terraeque futurum,
99et quam difficile id mihi sit pervincere dictis;
100ut fit ubi insolitam rem adportes auribus ante
101nec tamen hanc possis oculorum subdere visu
102nec iacere indu manus, via qua munita fidei
103proxima fert humanum in pectus templaque mentis.
104sed tamen effabor. dictis dabit ipsa fidem res
105forsitan et graviter terrarum motibus ortis