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ALL' OUD' *O CRHSTOV O*UTOSI NEANIAV
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META TAUQ', *OPWV NW:N EGENEQ' U*IOV O*UTOSI,
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TOUTON TON U*ION LAMBANOUS' EKORIZETO..
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[($FE.) LEGE DH, TI KELEUEIV? ($ST.)] KAI TI PEISEI? [($FE.) PEISOMAI]
LEGE DH, TI KELEUEIV? [($ST. KAI TI PEISEI? ($FE.)] PEISOMAI
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[($FE.) NH TON $DIONUSON. ($ST.)] DEURO NUN APOBLEPE.
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O*UTOI DIDASKOUS', ARGURION HN TIV DIDW:,
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EISIN DE TINEV? [($ST.) OUK OID' AKRIBWV TO=UNOMA.]
[($FE.) EISIN DE TINEV? ($ST.)] OUK OID' AKRIBWV TO=UNOMA.
MERIMNOFRONTISTAI KALOI TE K=AGAQOI.
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ALL' EUXAMENOV TOISIN QEOIV DIDAXOMAI
PWV OUN GERWN WN K=APILHSMWN KAI BRADUV
LOGWN AKRIBWN SCINDALAMOUV MAQHSOMAI?
ITHTEON. TI TAUT' ECWN STRAGGEUOMAI,
ALL' OUCI KOPTW THN QURAN? PAI PAIDION.
BALL' EV KORAKAV. TIV ESQ' *O KOYAV THN QURAN?
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LEGE NUN EMOI QARRWN. EGW GAR O*UTOSI
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LEXW. NOMISAI DE TAUTA CRH MUSTHRIA.
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YULLAN *OPOSOUV *ALLOITO TOUV A*UTHV PODAV.
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KHRON DIATHXAV, EITA THN YULLAN LABWN
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TAUTAV UPOLUSAV ANEMETREI TO CWRION.
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TI DHT' AN *ETERON EI PUQOIO $SWKRATOUV
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ANHRET' AUTON $CAIREFWN *O $SFHTTIOV
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TI DHT' EKEINOV EIPE PERI THV EMPIDOV?
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STENON. DIA LEPTOU D' ONTOV AUTOU THN PNOHN
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EPEITA KOILON PROV STENW: PROSKEIMENON
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UP' ASKALABWTOU. [($ST.) TINA TROPON? KATEIPE MOI.]
[($MQ.) UP' ASKALABWTOU. ($ST.)] TINA TROPON? KATEIPE MOI.
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*HSQHN GALEWTH: KATACESANTI $SWKRATOUV.
ECQEV DE G' *HMIN DEIPNON OUK HN *ESPERAV.
EIEN. TI OUN PROV T=ALFIT' EPALAMHSATO?
KATA THV TRAPEZHV KATAPASAV LEPTHN TEFRAN
KAMYAV OBELISKON EITA DIABHTHN LABWN
EK THV PALAISTRAV QO=IMATION UFEILETO.
TI DHT' EKEINON TON $QALHN QAUMAZOMEN?