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# "Albions England," Chapter I, Book I This is a page of running verse prose—the opening of a narrative poem titled "Albions England." The text recounts the biblical Tower of Babel story, describing how God confused human languages to thwart the builders' ambition, then transitions to ancient Babylon, naming successive rulers (Saturne, Ione Belus, Ninus, and the queen Semiramis). The verse employs early modern spelling and rhyming couplets to narrate early human history and the rise of monarchy and idolatry. This appears to be from a historical or pseudo-historical epic rather than sensational crime fiction.

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