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535Nunc age, quae ratio terrai motibus extet
536percipe. et in primis terram fac ut esse rearis
537supter item ut supera ventosis undique plenam
538speluncis multosque lacus multasque lucunas
539in gremio gerere et rupes deruptaque saxa;
540multaque sub tergo terrai flumina tecta
541volvere vi fluctus summersos ca putandumst;
542undique enim similem esse sui res postulat ipsa.
543his igitur rebus subiunctis suppositisque
544terra superne tremit magnis concussa ruinis,
545subter ubi ingentis speluncas subruit aetas;
546quippe cadunt toti montes magnoque repente
547concussu late disserpunt inde tremores.
548et merito, quoniam plaustris concussa tremescunt
549tecta viam propter non magno pondere tota,