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In the Old English epic poem *Beowulf*, lines are typically divided into two half-lines separated by a strong pause, as in the famous opening: 'Hwæt! We Gardena || in geardagum.' What is the poetic and grammatical term for this deliberate pause or break within a line of verse?

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