The violent river narrows and shallows by degree while still holding named tyrants and predators such as Attila, showing punishment as proportioned depth rather than a single undifferentiated pool.
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Attila
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"Line 115. A little farther on, the centaur stopped above a group that seemed to rise above them. And he saw the boiling blood..."
"there divine justice torments Attila, he who was such a scourge upon the earth, and Pyrrhus sextus to eternity. It melts the tears that..."
"...This is a process of constant innovation. The Hun Empire. Okay? Attila the Hun."
"...Europe, they will be known as the Huns. You may know Attila the Hun. Well, Attila the Hun was the leader of these people...."
"...aggressive people called the Huns. Okay? You may have heard of Attila the Hun. Well, he's of that group. And they are extremely violent...."
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