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'yovaaiv, 6 he fiavo^i koI oXiyoyovaro^;' Kal o fiev 

 KotXo^, ov Kokovai TiV€<; avptyjiav, ovSkv yap &)<? 

 elirelv e'X^ei ^vXov kol aapK6<i' 6 Se arepeo'i koX 

 av/jb7r\T]pr]^ fiiKpov. Kal 6 fiev yS/3a%u9, o Be 

 evav^r}<; Kal vyjr^rjXo'; Kal 'Tra-)(y<i. o he Xe'Tno<; Kal 

 7roXv(pvXXo'i, 6 Se 6Xiy6<f)vXXo<; Kal fiov6cf)vXXo^. 

 oX&)9 8e TToXTuii rive^ elcri hia^opal Kara ra^ 

 Xp€ia<i' €KaaTo<; yap 7rpd<i sKaa-ra %/9?;o-i/xo9. 



11 ^Opofiaai Se aXXoc aXXoi(i Trpocrayopevovaf 

 Koivorarov he 7r&)9 o hova^, ov Kal XoxP'(*)he(naT6v 

 ye (f)aaLV elvai Kal p,dXiara <f)ve<TOai irapa rovf 

 TTOTayLtoti? Kal ra? Xc/juva<;. hta^epeiv 8' 0/10)9 

 ■jravro<; KaXd/xov ttoXv rov re iv tw ^^pu) Kal tov 

 ev TOt<; vhaai (pvofievov. ihio<; he Kal 6 To^f«:o9, ov 

 ht] KprjTLKOv Tivet; KaXovcnv oXiyoyovaro^ fiev 

 cyapKQ)8e(rTepo<; he Trdvrcov Kal fidXicrra KdfM-yjriv 

 he)(^6/ji€V0<;, Kal oXa><; ayeaOai hvvdp,€vo^ 609 av 

 deXr) Tt9 depixaivofievof;. 



12 "E^ofcrt he, wairep eXe'X^Orj, Kal Kara rd (f)vXXa 

 fjbeydXa^ hia^opd'; ov TTXrjdet Kal jieyedei jmovov 

 dXXd Kal 'X^pocd. TTOLKiXo'i yap 6 AaKcoviKo^ 

 KaXovfieva. en he ttj decree Kal irpoa-i^vcret.' 

 Kdrwdev yap evioi TrXelcrra ^epovai ra)v ^vXXoov, 

 auT09 he Mo-irep €k Od/nvov irecfiVKe. cr;^eSov he 

 TLve<i (j)acn Kal tmv Xi/jLvalcov ravTqv elvai rrjv 

 hia(popdv, TO 'TToXix^vXXov Kal irapop^oiov e^i^Lv 



TpOTTOV Tivd TO ^vXXoV T(p TOV KVTTeipOV Kttl 



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