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TOVTWV GKaGTOV K (JilKpWV <7VyKirai, 



rfj rd^ei, KaOaTTep ol 



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(TTpo{3L\(p Veto Kal '\\.WpU) 7r\t]V 7TpO/J,rjK<TTpOV 



Kal a"%eoov tcroTra^e? &oXou. TOVTO Se av^erai 

 TOV %ei{ia)va' (Kal aaa TU> rjpi ^d(TKL TO, 

 So)ra Kal ^av6a <yiveTai), Kal TO fjir}Ko< 

 /cal Tpio'dKTV\ov" oTav Be TOV ijpos TO <f)v\\oi> 



ao~Tvrj, TavT aTTOTrtTrrei Kal ra TOV Kapvov 



Ka\vKO)$r) TrepiKapTTia jiveTat 

 TOV fjiio"\pv ) ToaavTa ocra Kal ijv TCI avOi]- TOVTWV 

 ' eV e/cacrrro Kapvov ev. irepl Be TT}? (frtXvpas 

 7rio~K67TTeov, Kal el TI aXXo Ka^pvofyopov. 



VI. "Ecrrt Be Kal TO, fjiev evav^rj rd Be Bvo~avr). 

 cvav^rj [Jiev ra re irdpvBpa, olov TrreXe'a 

 \ei>Ki] aiyeipos //rear tcai TOL rrepl TavTr]? d 

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1 tvBus \iirapa COnj. Sell. ; TIS add. W. ; v6vs at irapa rrjs U. 



2 </>ui conj. W.; (puerat Aid. 3 i.e. catkins, cf. 3. 3. 8. 

 * 7rAe/a> STJ COllj. Sell. ; 7riw5rj UMVAld. ; -nXtlova U ?. 



5 cf. 3. 10. 4. 



6 ffv/j.^.f/jLVKura KO.TO. rov ft,. : G evidently had a different 

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