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οὕτως ἁπαλὸν ἔδωκα καὶ πρᾷον τὸ πῦρ
ὀπτῶν τὸν ἰχθύν, οὐδὲ πιστευθήσομαι ...
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τηροῦσα τοῦτο, καταπιεῖν δ᾽ ἐσπούδακεν,
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