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ἀλλ᾽ οὐ πολλοὶ ἴσασι βροτῶν τόδε θεῖον ἔδεσμα
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ψυχὴν κέκτηνται θνητῶν εἰσὶν τ᾽ ἀπόπληκτοι,
ὡς ἀνθρωποφάγου τοῦ θηρίου ὄντος: ἅπας δὲ
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