text_original: Al  most a week the fire was burning, and of the four  teen wards of the city only four escaped un  harmed. Nero was at Antium when the startling news arrived, and he reached Rome too late to save his A.D. 54 68. Nero. 109 palace. He threw his gardens open to the homeless poor, lowered at once the price of corn, and had booths raised in haste to shelter them. He did not lack sym  pathy for the masses of the city, whose tastes he shared and catered for.
text_transcription: ALMOST A WEEK THE FIRE WAS BURNING AND OF THE FOURTEEN WARDS OF THE CITY ONLY FOUR ESCAPED UNHARMED NERO WAS AT ANTIUM WHEN THE STARTLING NEWS ARRIVED AND HE REACHED ROME TOO LATE TO SAVE HIS PALACE HE THREW HIS GARDENS OPEN TO THE HOMELESS POOR LOWERED AT ONCE THE PRICE OF CORN AND HAD BOOTHS RAISED IN HASTE TO SHELTER THEM HE DID NOT LACK SYMPATHY FOR THE MASSES OF THE CITY WHOSE TASTES HE SHARED AND CATERED FOR
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