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a<f)p6v VTTepOpcoaKOJv dvaTraAAerat, et e /xepetrj 

 iajjLos vvepchLaXcov verroSajv dpaavs' at 8' dAtacrTot 590 

 ovn ^irjs ixeOidaLV, oficos Se ol €p,'JT€<f)vaat, 

 Kai ol SuojLtevo) re pbiav hvvovai KeXevQov, 

 avTLS S' avdpdjaKOVTL avv e^aXoi aiaaovaiv 

 eA/cd/xevaf (jyai-qs k€ veov repas Ewocrtyato) 

 TLKreadac heX(f)laL nepbLyfievov 178' dpiirjaw 595 



olSe yd/s dpyaXej] ^vvo)(fj TTerrehrjraL oSovrcov. 

 ws 8' orav IrjTrip TToXvpLrjX'^vos, cXkos a(f)vaacov 

 olSaXeov, Toi ttoXXov dvdpaiov evSodev at/xa 

 €VTp€<f)€raL, Siepdg re yovdg, Kvavoxpoa Xipivrjs 

 eprrerd, reipo/xeVoto Kara xpoos ear-qpi^e, 

 haivvodai /xeAav at/xa" rd 8' avriKa yvpcoOevra 

 Kvprovrai /cat Xvdpov e^eA/cerai ou8' dviriaiv, 

 elaoKev alpio^aprj t,a}p6v rrorov av ipvaavra 

 eK XP^^^ avroKvXiara Trearj piedvovacv opLola' 

 ws d/xtais" ov vpoade X^^^ /xe'vos", elaoKe adpKa 

 KCLvrjV, Tjv TTor^ ep^apifjav, vrro arop^a haLrpevacovrat 

 dAA' ore pLLV TrpoXiTrwaLV, dvaTTvevarj he ttovolo 

 heXcjilg, 87) rore Xvaaav eaoipeat rjyrjrrjpos 

 Xojopievov Kpvepr] 8' djitiat? dvacftaiverai drrj. 

 at p.ev yap (fievyovaiv , 6 8' e^oTTiQev KepatCojv, 61 

 ctSdjLtevo? 7Tpir]arrjpL hvarjxeC, nravr* dpLaBvvei, 

 hdrrrcov epup^eveois, Kara 8 at/xart TTOvrov ipevdei 

 alxpi'd^cov yevveacn, Tradcov 8' drreriaaro Xw^rjv. 



" The reference is to the Leech, /SSeXXa, Hirudo medi- 

 cinalis. Cf. Theocr. ii. 55 ri jueu fx^Xav ck xpoos al/xa \ ifi^vs 

 ws \iiJ.vaTis dircLV ck ^5e\Xa irdTrcoKai ; Herod, ii. 68 ; A. De 

 incess. 709 a29 ; Ael. iii. 11, viii. 25, xii. 15 ; Plaut. Epid.\^% ; 



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