<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishVipande vyake viwili vya kupiga risasi vilikuwa vimewekwa, kila kimoja kikiwa tayari kuingiza kifaa kipya cha karatasi ndani ya bunduki hizo kwa muda mfupi tu.  <response>: His two ramming rods were set, each ready to slide a fresh paper capsule into the guns in a mere moment. 