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ὧν εἰδέναι σοι κρεῖττον ἦν μοι πρὶν λαλεῖν,
ἀστρολογικήν, γεωμετρικήν, ἰατρικήν.
τῶν ἰχθύων γὰρ τὰς δυνάμεις καὶ τὰς τέχνας
ἐντεῦθεν εἴσῃ: παρακολουθήσεις χρόνοις,
πότ᾽ ἄωρός ἐσθ᾽ ἕκαστος ἢ πόθ᾽ ὥριμος,
τῶν ἡδονῶν γὰρ μεγάλα τὰ διαστήματα:
ἐνίοτε κρείττων γίνεται θύννου βόαξ.
β. ἔστω. γεωμετρικῇ δὲ καὶ σοὶ πρᾶγμα τί;
α. τοὐπτάνιον ἡμεῖς σφαῖραν εἶναι τιθέμεθα
τοῦτο διελέσθαι καὶ τόπον λαβόνθ᾽ ἕνα
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