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23     Though the quiver’s arrows rattle at its side,
        though the spear and lance flash in its eyes,
24     It is a storm and a fury devouring the ground ahead,
        set off by the blast of the trumpet, unable to stand still.
25     Stirred by the trumpet sound to charge,
        the horse responds with its own blast
        and smells the blood of battle from a distance,
        amid commands barked by officers and shouts of alarm.

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23 The quiver(A) rattles against its side,
    along with the flashing spear(B) and lance.
24 In frenzied excitement it eats up the ground;
    it cannot stand still when the trumpet sounds.(C)
25 At the blast of the trumpet(D) it snorts, ‘Aha!’
    It catches the scent of battle from afar,
    the shout of commanders and the battle cry.(E)

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