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 Aore rov larpov Kpaaiv kccv BeKairevre ayyeia, 

 Tov B aXXov fio9 vofiicrfiara kUv BeKa /lavoXara. 

 ■ti-at Kaae^'s rov; arravra'i p-er e^ovatw; bioei. 

 585 Et, B dpp<o<Trr\(Tr] p,ova'^o<;, rj rrovo'; rov Kpari^crrj, 



Aro'i rov yiverac t,arpo<; Kat, raBe rrapayyeXXei, • 



Hpepa<; rpel'i a<f>rjTe tov Kai vr]aTiKo<; a<; K^jrai, 

 Merd Be rrjv avpirXripcicnv roiv I'jpepuv, S>v elirov, 

 Wi'^ir^a'; ^epariaere piKpd'i €(.9 ro ttivukiv, 

 590 Kat, -^rjaere p.iKpovr^t,Kov Ke^aXiv KpoppvBir^iv, 

 Kat, /SaXere Xiyovr^iKOV eXdBiov va pvpiarj, 

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 Kat, 7rdXi,v e^a(f>rjre rov dXXa<; Kat, rpel<s ■^pepa';. 



