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English translation of the title: Trung sisters
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English translation of first line: They were born from Au Co's womb
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[The Trưng sisters were Vietnamese military leaders who ruled for three years after rebelling against Chinese rule in 40 AD, and are regarded as national heroines of Vietnam]
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[According to the creation myth of the Vietnamese people, Âu Cơ was an immortal mountain fairy who bore an egg sac that hatched a hundred children known collectively ancestors to the Vietnamese people. Âu Cơ is often honored as the mother of Vietnamese civilization]
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