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jLtey opu^ 8/;)^aAoi^, o 8' ovo? fjLcovvxov. e;^et 8e to, 



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 ovTco yap eKarepov rojv jjLcpaJv /xaAtar' av e;(Ot 

 Kepas €V TO yap fxeoov 6p.0LCx)s kolvov aii^oripcov 

 tCjv iaxo-Tcov. €vX6ya)s 8' dv 8d^et€ piovoKepojv 

 €LvaL TO ficovvxov rod hi^aXov fxdXXov ottXt] yap 

 Kal XV^V '^V^ avrrjv e;\;et Kepari <f)VGLV, cucr^' dfia 



80 /cat TOt? auTots" ")} ox^cri'S yiverai rajv ottXojv /cat 

 rd)v Kepdrcxjv. en 8' t^ CT;(tcrt? /<at to 8i;)^aAov xaT 

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 fjLa>vvxoLS iv Tat? OTiAat? 8ouo'a rrjv vrrepox'^v 

 rj (f)VGis dvcoOev dcjieXXe Kal fjLovoKepwv irrolrjaev. 

 ^OpddJs 8e /cat TO e77t rrjg K6(f)aXrjs TTOLrjuai rrjv 



85 T(vv Kepdrojv <f)vcnv, dXXd firj Kaddnep 6 Algwttov 

 Mco/xos" StajLte/Lt(^eTat tov ravpov on ovk eiri rots 

 663 b wpLOLs €X€L rd Kepara, odev rag TrXrjyds eTrotetT* 

 dv laxvpordras, aAA' €7tI tov doOeveordrov fiepov? 

 TTJs Ke(f)aXrjS' ov yap o^v ^Xiirajv 6 MojjLtos" TauT 

 iTTeTLpLr^Gev. warrep yap Kal el eTepa)di ttov rod 

 5 acofiarog Kepara i7Te(f)VKeL, ^dpos dv rrapeZx^'^ ^^~ 

 Xojs ovhev ovra XP'^^^^^ f^^^ ejjLTToSia rujv epya)V 

 TToAAois" Tjv, ovra> Kal irrl rwv cjpLOJV 7re<f)VK6ra. ov 

 yap fjLovov XP'^ aKorreZv rroBev laxvporepai at ttAt^- 

 yat, dAAa /cat TTodev rroppcorepaf ojcjr errei ^^'Ctpas" 

 fxev OVK exovGLV, errl 8e rojv TTohujv dhvvarov, iv 8e 



^ avTTjv aiTiav Peck : alrlav Tavrrjv Vlllg". 

 * See Babrius, Myth. Aesop, lix. 8-10. 

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