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CWROUS AFIGMEQ' H TINWN ANDRWN POLIN?
TIS TON PLANHTHN $OIDIPOUN KAQ' *HMERAN
THN NUN SPANISTOIS DEXETAI DWRHMASIN,
SMIKRON MEN EXAITOUNTA, TOU SMIKROU D' ETI
MEION FERONTA, KAI TOD' EXARKOUN EMOI?
STERGEIN GAR A*I PAQAI ME C*W CRONOS XUNWN
MAKROS DIDASKEI KAI TO GENNAION TRITON.
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O*U KWLA KAMYON TOUD' EP' AXESTOU PETROU;
MAKRAN GAR *WS GERONTI PROUSTALHS *ODON.
KAQIZE NUN ME KAI FULASSE TON TUFLON.
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ECEIS DIDAXAI DH M' *OPOI KAQESTAMEN?
TAS GOUN $AQHNAS OIDA, TON DE CWRON OU.
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PRIN NUN TA PLEION' *ISTOREIN, EK THSD' *EDRAS
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TIS D' ESQ' *O CWROS? TWN QEWN NOMIZETAI?
AQIKTOS OUD' OIKHTOS. A*I GAR EMFOBOI
QEAI SF' ECOUSI, $GHS TE KAI $SKOTOU KORAI.
TINWN TO SEMNON ONOM' AN EUXAIMHN KLUWN?
TAS PANQ' *ORWSAS $EUMENIDAS *O G' ENQAD' AN
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*WS OUC *EDRAS GE THSD' AN EXELQOIM' ETI.
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TIS ESQ' *O CWROS DHT' EN *W: BEBHKAMEN?
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H GAR TINES NAIOUSI TOUSDE TOUS TOPOUS?
KAI KARTA, TOUDE TOU QEOU G' EPWNUMOI.
ARCEI TIS AUTWN, H 'PI TW: PLHQEI LOGOS?
EK TOU KAT' ASTU BASILEWS TAD' ARCETAI.
O*UTOS DE TIS LOGW: TE KAI SQENEI KRATEI?
$QHSEUS KALEITAI, TOU PRIN $AIGEWS TOKOS.
AR' AN TIS AUTW: POMPOS EX UMWN MOLOI?
*WS PROS TI? LEXWN H KATARTUSWN MOLEIN?
*WS AN PROSARKWN SMIKRA KERDANH: MEGA.
KAI TIS PROS ANDROS MH BLEPONTOS ARKESIS?
*OS' AN LEGWMEN PANQ' *ORWNTA LEXOMEN.
OISQ', W XEN', *WS NUN MH SFALH:S? EPEIPER EI
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EI CRH SE MIMNEIN, H POREUESQAI PALIN.
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ENTAUQA KAMYEIN TON TALAIPWRON BION,
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IT', W MEGISTHS $PALLADOS KALOUMENAI
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SIGHSOMAI TE KAI SU M' EX *ODOU PODA
KRUYON KAT' ALSOS, TWND' *EWS AN EKMAQW
TINAS LOGOUS EROUSIN. EN GAR TW: MAQEIN
ENESTIN H*ULABEIA TWN POIOUMENWN.
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POU KUREI EKTOPIOS SUQEIS *O PANTWN,
*O PANTWN AKORESTATOS?
PROSDERKOU, LEUSSE NIN,
PROSPEUQOU PANTACH:.
PLANATAS,
PLANATAS TIS *O PRESBUS,
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AN POT' ASTIBES ALSOS ES
TAND' AMAIMAKETAN KORAN,
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KAI PARAMEIBOMESQ'
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EUFAMOU STOMA FRONTIDOS
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PRWTHS, W THSD' EFOROI CWRAS.
DHLW D'; OU GAR AN *WD' ALLOTRIOIS
OMMASIN E*IRPON
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ARA KAI HSQA FUTALMIOS DUSAIWN?
MAKRAIWN GAR, EPEIKASAI.
ALL' OU MAN EN G' EMOI
PROSQHSEIS TASD' ARAS.
PERA:S GAR
PERA:S; ALL' *INA TW:D' EN
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KLUEIS, W
POLUMOCQ' ALATA?
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PROSQIGE NUN MOU. [($AN.) YAUW KAI DH.]
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TETROFEN AFILON APOSTUGEIN
KAI TO FILON SEBESQAI.
AGE NUN SU ME, PAI,
*IN' AN EUSEBIAS EPIBAINONTES
TO MEN EIPWMEN, TO D' AKOUSWMEN,