Reference for Megillah 5:13

וכי מאחר דלא חזו מ"ט איבעיתו אע"ג דאינהו לא חזו מזלייהו חזו

If they did not see the wonder, why were they so scared? Even though they did not see the wonder, they understood the bad signs and superstitions that appeared.

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