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 6po(j)d<i Tiva<i Twv ap'xaioyv ov(Ta<i. dcra7re<i yap 

 oXft)9 TO ^v\ov ovXorarov Se rrjv piKav earl' /cat 

 €K ravrrj'i to, cfTTOvSatoraTa Troielrai tmv epycov. 

 ra he dyaXp.ara y\v(f)Ovaiv e« roivSe, KeBpoyp 

 KVirapiTTOV \q)tov ttv^ov to, S" iXuTTQ) Koi eK 

 TOiv e\atva)v pt^oyv dppayel<i yap avrai Kal 

 o/xa.Xa)9 7rco<i aapKcoSei^;. ravra p,ev ovv IBio- 



Tojrd riva tottcov Kal (f)vaeco'i Kal %/3eta9 

 aTToByXot. 



TV. Bapea Be Kal Kov(f>a BrjXov co? rfj ttvkvo- 



TTfTl Kal p^aVOTTJTt Kal vypOTTJTI, Kal ^rjpOTTJTl Kal 



Tw yXoLcoBei Kal aKXrjporrjTC Kal fiaXaKorrjri 

 Xr^TTTeov. evia /xev ovv dpa a-KXrjpa Kal ^apea, 

 KadoLTTep TTv^o'i Kal Bpv'i' ocra Be Kpavpa Kal tt} 

 ^7]p6rr)Ti (TKXTjporaTa, ravr ovk e%et j3dpo<i. 

 diravra Be rd dypia rwv rj/jbepwv Kal rd dppeva 

 roiv OrfXeLMV nrvKvorepd re Kal o-KXnjporepa Kal 

 ^apvrepa Kal ro oXov la-'X^vporepa, Kaddirep Kal 

 irporepov elTTopsv. ci)? 8' eirl to irdv Kal rd 

 aKapiTorepa tmv Kapirtp^cov Kal rd xelpoi rwv 

 KaXXiKaprrorepoiV el firj ttov KapTrificorepov ro 

 dppev, oaarrep dXXa re (j)acn Kal rrjv KVirdpirrov 

 Kal rrjV Kpdveiav. dXXd rwv ye dfnreXoyv cf)a- 

 vepo)<i al oXiyoKapirorepac Kal 7rvKV0<p6aXp,6repaL 

 Kal arepecorepar Kal p^TjXecov Be Kal ro)v dXXmv 

 '^fiepcov. 



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