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 avTcav e\'etv rt fiopiov Scktckov Kal dyycLcvSeg. 

 KvoTLv jiev ovv ravra fjiovov rwv roiovrcov e;)(et 8td 



25 TavT-qv TTjv alriav, rj fxev daXarria fjLeydXrjv, at Se 

 X^pdatai fjLLKpdv Trdfirrav. 



IX. 'OjjLOLCos 8' ex^i Kal Tvepl vecjipcov. ovhe yap 

 ve(f)povs ovT€ rcov TTrepwrcov /cat AeTrtSajrcDv ovhev 

 €X€L ovT€ Tcov (^oXlSojtcov, ttXtjv at daXaTTcai 

 X^XojvaL Kal at ;;^e/oo'atat • dAA* d)s rrjs et? rovs 



80 v€(f)pov9 Terayixivqs crapKos ovk ixovor^s ;^ojpav 

 dAAct SLeGTTapfJLevrjs et? TroAAd, TrXaria ve(f)po€ih7J iv 

 evLOLs TCOV opvidojv eariv. rj S* ifJivg ovt€ kvutlv 

 ovT€ v€(f)povs ^X^^' ^^^ '^^ fJLaXaKorrjra yap rov 

 X^XojVLOV evSLaTTvovv yiverai to vypov. r) pikv ovv 

 Ijxvs hid TavTTjv rrjv atrtav ovk ex^t tojv fjLoplajv 

 ovheTepov toIs S' dXXois ^ojots" toZs exovGLv ev- 



35 atfJioVy ajGTTep etpT^rat, tov TrXevfiova vrdat gvjjl- 



671 b ^€^r]K€v €X€LV v€(f)pov£. KaTaxpTjTai yap rj (f)vcns 



dfia TCOV re cfjXe^dJv X^P^^ '^^^^ Trpos ttjv tov 



vypov TTepiTTWjjLaTOS €KKpiGLV (f)6p€L ydp els 



avTovs TTopos eK TTJs fieydXrjs (fyXe^os. 



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 6 eXaTTOV, TrXrjv ol ttjs cfycoKrjs' ovtol 8* dpLOioi rots' 

 ^oeioL? 6vT€s GTepecoTaTOL irdvTOJV ecGLV. o^otot 8e 

 Kal ol TOV dvdpciJTTOv Tols ^oeiois' €lgI ydp ajGirep 

 GvyKetfxevoL Ik ttoXXcjv v€(f)pdjv fXiKpaJv Kal ovx 

 djLtaAetS", a)G7T€p ol twv rrpo^dTCjov Kal tcov dXXcov 

 TOJV reTpaTToScov. 8to Kal to dppcoGTTjfia toZs 



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