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15 aropLaros tolovtov, Kal rots fiaXaKLOis, olov 07]7TLaLS 

 Kal TToXvTTOGLv . TcDv 8* ivTopLOJV ^cpajv Ivitt fxev 

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 pir^KUJV yivos, djaavrcos 8e Kal rcjv oorpaKoheppaov 

 TToXXd' rd 8' Iktos, olov Kevrpov, aop.(f)6v 8e rrjv 

 <f)voLV Kal KotXov, wad^ dpia rovrco Kal yeveadai Kal 



20 Tr)v rpo<f)riv dvaairdv. hrjXov 8e rovro evrt t€ pLVLcov 

 Kal pLcXiTTajv Kal Trdvrcov tojv toiovtcjv, ert 8' 

 €7T* ivLOJV TcDv oGTpaKohlppiOJV Tols ydp 7Top(j)vpais 

 TOcravTTjv e;!^et SvvapiLV rovro ro ptopLov ojore /cat 

 rGiV KoyxvXiojv hiarpv7Ta)GL rd oarpaKov, olov rojv 

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 olarpoL Kal ol pLvajTres ol pLev rd rdJv avSpajirajv 



25 ol 8e Kal rd rwv dXXojv t,(l)0)v Sepptara hiaipovoiv, 

 iv piev ovv rovroig roXg t,a)OLs -q yXojrra roiavvq 

 TTjV (f)VOLV earivy woirep dvrLGrp6(f)a)s e^ovoa rep 

 pLVKrrjpL ro) rdJv eXe^dvr ojv Kal ydp eVetVots" rrpog 

 ^oiqdeiav 6 pLVKri^p, Kal rovrois rj yXcorra dvrl 

 Kevrpov iorLV. iirl 8e rchv dXXojv ^cpcov rj yXcorra 



80 TTavrajv iorrlv otavrrep elVo/xev. 



« Under this name Aristotle probably includes several 

 species of Purpura and Murex. Tyrian purple (6, 6' dibrom- 



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