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ἐς τὸ μέσον: stories told ‘for all to hear.’ Cf. ch. 130. 1; vii. 8. δ 2.

κατέχων: rather ‘holding as with a charm’ than ‘surpassing’.

ἐμμέλειαν: strictly a ‘tragic dance’ (Aristoxenus); here simply ‘dance tune’.

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