Chaos umpire sits And by decision more embroils the fray by which he r…

John Milton
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Chaos umpire sits And by decision more embroils the fray by which he reigns: next him high arbiter Chance governs all. ✨ 'Paradise Lost' (1667) bk. 2, l. 907
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