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the_o same_o manner_n as_o they_o do_v in_o the_o first_o battle_n save_v that_o they_o be_v under_o the_o charge_n of_o other_o captain_n for_o that_o they_o which_o conduct_v they_o before_o be_v slay_v their_o armour_n be_v very_o much_o break_v and_o bruise_v and_o so_o die_v with_o the_o blood_n that_o issue_v from_o their_o body_n that_o it_o be_v almost_o as_o strange_a a_o sight_n in_o the_o field_n as_o the_o christian_n sad_a and_o mournful_a habit_n of_o black_a king_n edward_n see_v his_o man_n place_v in_o decent_a order_n and_o the_o backwing_n in_o such_o regard_n as_o he_o think_v meet_a he_o give_v charge_n to_o primaleon_n to_o give_v the_o consent_n with_o his_o company_n for_o he_o have_v with_o he_o the_o noble_a palmerin_n of_o england_n florian_n of_o the_o forest_n florendos_fw-la platir_n pompides_n blandidon_n don_n rosuel_n bellizart_n dragonalt_n king_n of_o navarre_n the_o giant_n dramusiand_n and_o the_o most_o renown_a prince_n of_o the_o court._n on_o 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be_v so_o wrap_v in_o the_o cloud_n as_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a for_o they_o to_o discern_v it_o in_o the_o mean_a while_n both_o the_o army_n remain_v in_o great_a amazement_n by_o this_o darkness_n as_o they_o have_v not_o the_o power_n to_o meet_v together_o aliart_n convey_v through_o this_o daâ—ke_a cloud_n the_o empress_n the_o princess_n polinarda_n and_o all_o other_o princess_n and_o lady_n beside_o to_o the_o perilous_a isle_n which_o the_o prince_n palmerin_n of_o england_n have_v bestow_v on_o he_o and_o he_o shadow_v the_o isle_n likewise_o by_o his_o enchantment_n in_o such_o manner_n that_o it_o remain_v as_o it_o be_v invisible_a until_o aliart_n conceive_v so_o well_o of_o the_o time_n and_o reason_n as_o he_o think_v good_a to_o discover_v it_o these_o lady_n be_v surprise_v with_o marvelous_a admiration_n whâ—n_o they_o find_v themselves_o not_o in_o constantinople_n but_o in_o a_o strange_a land_n where_o they_o can_v not_o have_v their_o company_n who_o have_v 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