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visit LibriVox dot org. Recording by Kurt Wong. The Odyssey

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by Homer, translated by Samuel Butler, Book fifteen. But Minerva

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went to the fair city of Lacedaemon to tell Ulysses's

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son that he was to return at once. She found

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him in Pisistitus, sleeping in the forecourt of Menelaeus's house.

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Pisistitus was fast asleep, but Telemachus could get no rest

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all night for thinking of his unhappy father. So Minerva

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went close up to him and said, Telemachus, you should

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not remain so far away from home any longer, nor

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leave your property with such dangerous people in your house.

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They will eat up everything you have among them, and

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you will have been on a fool Errand ask Menelaeus

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to send you home at once, if you wish to

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find your excellent mother still there. When you get back,

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her father and brothers are already urging her to marry Euymicus,

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who has given more than any of the others, and

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has been greatly increasing his wedding presents. I hope nothing

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valuable may have been taken from the house in spite

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of you. But you know what women are. They always

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want to do the best they can for the man

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who marries them, and never give another thought to the

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children of their first husband, nor to their father, either

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when he is dead and done with. Go home, therefore,

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and put everything in charge of the most respectable woman

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servant that you have, until it shall please Heaven to

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send you a wife of your own. Let me tell

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you also of another matter which you had better attend to.

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The chief men among the suitors are lying in wait

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for you in the strait between Ithaca and Samos, and

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they mean to kill you before you can reach home.

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I do not much think they will succeed. It is

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more likely that some of those who are now eating

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up your property will find a grave themselves. Sail night

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and day, and keep your ship well away from the islands.

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The god who watches over you and protects you, will

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send you a fair wind as soon as you get

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to Ithaca. Send your ship and men on to the town.

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But yourself goes straight to the swineherd who has charged

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your pigs. He's well disposed towards you stay with him

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therefore for the night, and then send him to Penelope

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to tell her that you have got back safe from Pelus.

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Then she went back to Olympus. But Telemachus stirred Persisitus

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with his heel to rouse him, and said, wake up, Pisistitus,

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and yoke the horses to the chariot, for we must

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set off home. But Pasistitus said, no matter what hurry

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we are in, we cannot drive in the dark. It

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will be morning soon. Wait till Menelaus has brought his presence,

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and put them in the chariot for us, and let

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him say goodbye to us in the usual way. So

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long as he lives, I guess should never forget a

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host who has shown him kindness. As he spoke, day

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began to break, and Menelaus, who had already risen, leaving

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Helen in bed, came towards them. When Telemachus saw him,

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he put on his shirt as fast as he could,

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threw a great cloak over his shoulders, and went out

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to meet him. Menilaeus said, he let me go back

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now to my own country, for I want to get home.

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And Menelaeus answered Telemachus, if you insist on going, I

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will not detain you. I do not like to see

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a host either too fond of his guest or too

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rude to him. Moderation is best in all things, and

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not letting a man go when he wants to do

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so is as bad as telling him to go if

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he would like to stay. One should treat a guest

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well as long as he is in the house, and

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speed him when he wants to leave it. Wait then

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till I can get your beautiful presents into your chariot,

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and till you have yourself seen them, I will tell

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the woman to prepare a sufficient dinner for you. Of

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what their be in the house, it will be at

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once more proper and cheaper for you to get your

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dinner before setting out in such a long journey. If

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moreover you have a fancy for making a tour of

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Hellas or in the Peloponnese, I will yoke my horses

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and will conduct you myself through all our principal cities.

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No one will send us away empty handed. Everyone will

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give us something a bronze tripod, a couple of mules,

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or a gold cup. Menilaeus replied Telemachus, I want to

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go home at once for when I came away, I

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left my property without protection, and fear that while looking

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for my father, I shall come to ruin myself or

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find that something valuable has been stolen during my absence.

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When Menelaeus heard this, he immediately told his wife and

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servants to prepare a sufficient dinner from what there might

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be in the house. At this moment, Etionius joined him,

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for he lived close by and had just got up,

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So Menelaeus told him to light the fire and cook

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some meat, which he at once did. Then Menelaeus went

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down into his fragrance storeroom, not alone, but Helen went

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too with Megapenthes. When he reached a place where the

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treasures of his house were kept, he selected a double

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cup and told his son Megapenthes to bring also a

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silver mixing bowl. Meanwhile, Helen went to the chest where

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she kept the lovely dresses which she had made with

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her own hands, and took out one that was the

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largest and most beautifully enriched with embroidery. It glittered like

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a star and lay at the very bottom of the chest.

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Then they all came back through the house again until

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they got to Telemachus and Meneleeus said Telemachus, may Jove,

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the mighty husband of Juno, bring you safely home according

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to your desire. I will now present you with the

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finest and most precious piece of plate in all my house.

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It is a mixing bowl of pure silver, except the rim,

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which is inlaid with gold. And it is the work

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of Vulcan. Fadimus, king of the Sidonians, made me a

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present of it in the course of a visit that

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I paid him while I was on my return home.

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I should like to give it to you. With these words,

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he placed the double cup in the hands of Telemachus,

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while Megapenthes brought the beautiful mixing bowl and set it

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before him. Hard By stood lovely Helen, with the robe

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ready in her hand. I too, my son, said, she

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have something for you as a keepsake from the hand

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of Helen. It is for your bride to wear upon

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her wedding day. Till then get your dear mother to

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keep it for you. Thus may you go back rejoicing

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to your own country and to your home. So saying,

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she gave the robe over to him, and he received

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it gladly. Then Pisistitus put the presents into the chariot

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and admired them all as he did so. Presently, Menelaeus

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took Telemachus and Pisisitus into the house, and they both

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of them sat down to table. A maid servant brought

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them water in a beautiful gold an ewer and poured

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it into a silver basin for them to wash their hands,

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and she drew a clean table beside them. An upper

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servant brought them bread and offered them many good things

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of what there was in the house. Etionius carved the

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meat and gave them each their portions, while Megapenthes poured

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out the wine. Then they laid their hands upon the

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good things that were before them. But as soon as

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they had had enough to eat and drink, Telemachus and

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Pisisitus yoked the horses and took their places in the chariot.

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They drove out through the inner gateway and under the

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echoing gatehouse of the outer court. Amenilaeus came after them

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with a golden goblet of wine in his right hand,

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that they might make a drink offering. Before they set out,

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he stood in front of the horses and pledged them,

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saying farewell to both of you. See that you tell

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nestor how I have treated you, for he was kind

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to me as any father could be while we Akeenes

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were fighting before Troy. We will be sure, sir, answered Telemachus,

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to tell him everything as soon as we see him.

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I wish I were as certain of finding Ulysses returned

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when I get back to Ithaca, that I might tell

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him of the very great kindness you have shown me,

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and of the many beautiful presents I am taking with me.

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As he was thus speaking, a bird flew on his

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right hand, an eagle with a great white goose in

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its talons, which it had carried off from the farm yard,

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and all the men and women were running after it

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and shouting. It came quite close up to them and

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flew away on their right hands, in front of the horses.

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When they saw it, they were glad, and their hearts

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took comfort within them. Whereon Pasisitus said, tell me, Menelaus,

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has Heaven sent this omen for us or for you?

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Menilaeus was thinking what would be the most proper answer

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for him to make, but Helen was too quick for him,

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and said, I will read this matter as Heaven has

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put it in my heart, and as I doubt not

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that it will come to pass. The eagle came from

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the mountain where it was bred and has its nest,

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And in like manner, Ulysses, having traveled far and suffered much,

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will return to take his revenge, if indeed he is

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not back already and hatching mischief for the suitors. May

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jove so grant, it replied Telemachus. If it should prove

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to be so, I will make vows to you as

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though you were a god, even when I am at home.

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As he spoke, he lashed his horses, and they started

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off at full speed through the town towards the open country.

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They swayed the yoke upon their necks and traveled the

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whole day long, till the sun set and darkness was

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over all the land. Then they reached Fury, where Diocles lived,

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who was son of Artilochus, the son of Alpheus. There

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they passed the night and were treated hospitably. When the

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child of morning, rosy fingered dawn appeared, they again yoked

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their horses and their places in their chariot. They drove

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out through the inner gateway and under the echoing gatehouse

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of the outer court. Then Pisistitus lashed his horses on,

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and they flew towards nothing loathe. Ere long they came

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to Pilos, and then Telemachus said, Pisistitus, I hope you

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will promise to do what I am going to ask you.

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You know, our fathers were old friends before us. Moreover,

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we are both of an age, and this journey has

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brought us together still more closely. Do not, therefore take

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me past my ship, but leave me there, for if

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I go to your father's house, he will try to

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keep me in the warmth of his good will towards me,

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and I must go home at once. Pisisitus thought how

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he should do what he was asked, and in the

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end he deemed it best to turn his horses towards

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the ship and put Menelaus's beautiful presence of gold and

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raiment in the stern of the vessel. Then he said,

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go on board at once, and tell your men to

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do so also before I can reach home to tell

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my father. I know how obstinate he is, and am

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sure he will not let you go. He will come

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down here to fetch you, and he will not go

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back without you, but he will be very angry with this.

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He drove his goodly steeds back to the city of

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the Pylians, and soon reached his home. But Telemachus called

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the men together and gave his orders. Now, my men,

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said he get everything in order on board the ship,

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and let us set out home. Thus did he speak,

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and they went on board even as he had said.

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But as Telemachus was thus busied praying also and sacrificing

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to Minerva in the ship's stern, there came to him

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a man from a distant country, a seer, who was

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flying from Argos because he had killed a man. He

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was descended from Malampus, who used to live in Pilos,

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the land of sheep. He was rich and owned a

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great house, but he was driven into exile by the

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great and powerful King Nelius. Nelius seized his goods and

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held them for a whole year, during which he was

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a close prisoner in the house of King Philicus, and

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in much distress of mind, both on account of the

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daughter of Nelius and because he was haunted by a

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great sorrow that dread Irinis had laid upon him. In

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the end, however, he escaped with his life, drove the

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cattle from Phyllis to Pelus, avenged the wrong that had

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been done to him, and gave the daughter of Nelius

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to his brother. Then he left the country and went

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to Argus, where it was ordained that he should reign

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over much people. There he married, established himself, and had

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two famous sons, Antipides and Mantius. Antipides became father of

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Oeclius and Oeclius of Emphioreus, who was dearly loved by

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both Jove and by Apollo. But he did not live

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to an old age, for he was killed in Thebes

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by reasons of a woman gifts. His sons were Alcmion

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and Amphilicus. Mantius, the other son of Melampus, was father

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to Polyphides and Cletus. Aurora, throned in gold, carried off

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Clidus for his beauty's sake, that he might dwell among

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the immortals. But apollomade Polyphides the greatest seer in the

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whole world. Now that Amphioaus was dead, he quarreled with

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his father and went to live in Hypoasia, where he

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remained and prophesied for all men. His son, Theoclemenus, it

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was who now came up to Telemachus as he was

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making drink offerings and praying in his ship. Friend said he,

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now that I find you sacrificing in this place, I

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beseech you by your sacrifices themselves, and by the God

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to whom you make them. I pray you also by

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your own head and by those of your followers. Tell

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me the truth, and nothing but the truth. Who and

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whence are you? Tell me also of your town and

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para parants. Telemachus said, I will answer you quite truly.

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I am from Ithaca, and my father is Ulysses, as

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surely as that he ever lived, but he has come

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to some miserable end. Therefore, I have taken this ship

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and got my crew together to see if I can

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hear any news of him, for he has been away

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a long time. I too, answered theoclemenus, am an exile,

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for I have killed a man of my own race.

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He has many brothers and kinsmen in Argus, and they

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have great power among the archives. I am flying to

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escape death at their hands, and am thus doomed to

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be a wanderer on the face of the earth. I

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am your suppliant. Take me therefore on board your ship,

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that they may not kill me, for I know that

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they are in pursuit. I will not refuse you, replied Telemachus.

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If you wish to join us, come therefore, and in Ithaca,

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we will tr eat you hospitably according to what we

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have on this he received Theoclemenus's spear and laid it

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down on the deck of the ship. He went on

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board and sat in the stern, bidding Theoclemenus sit beside him.

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Then the men let go the hawsers. Telemachus told them

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to catch hold of the ropes, and they made all

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haste to do so. They set the mast in its

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socket in the cross plank, raised it and made it

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fast for the forestays, and they hoisted their white sails

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with sheets of twisted ox hide. Minerva sent them a

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fair wind that blew fresh and strong, to take the

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ship on her course as fast as possible. Thus, then

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they passed by Croney and Chalcis. Presently the sunset and

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darkness was over all the land. The vessel made a

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quick passage to Fee and thence on to Elis, where

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the Apians rule. Telemachus then headed her for the Flying Islands,

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wondering within himself whether he should escape death or should

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be taken prisoner. Meanwhile, Ulysses and the swineherd were eating

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their supper in the hut, and the men supped with them.

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As soon as they had had to eat and drink.

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Ulysses began trying to prove the swineherd and to see

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whether he would continue to treat him kindly, and to

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ask him to stay on at the station or pack

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him off to the city. So he said, Eumaeus and

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all of you, tomorrow, I want to go away and

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begin begging about the town, so as to be no

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more trouble to you or to your men. Give me

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your advice therefore, and let me have a good guide

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to go with me and show me the way. I

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will go the round of the city, begging as I

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needs must to see if any one will give me

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a drink and a piece of bread. I should like

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also to go to the house of Ulysses and bring

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news of her husband to Queen Penelope. I could then

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go about among the suitors and see if, out of

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all their abundance they will get give me a dinner.

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I should soon make them an excellent servant in all

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sort of ways. Listen and believe when I tell you

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that by the blessing of Mercury, who gives grace and

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good name to the works of all men. There is

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no one living who would make a more handy servant

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than I should. To put fresh wood on their fire,

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chopped fuel, carve, cook, pour out wine, and do all

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those services that poor men have to do for their betters.

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The swineherd was very much disturbed when he heard this.

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Heaven help me, he exclaimed, whatever can have put such

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a notion as that into your head? If you go

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near the suitors, you will be undone to a certainty,

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for their pride and insolence reached the very heavens. They

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would never think of taking a man like you for

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a servant. Their servants are all young men, well dressed,

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wearing good cloaks and shirts, with well looking faces, and

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their hair always tidy. The tables are kept quite clean

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and are loaded with bread, meat, and wine. Stay where

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you are, then you are not in anybody's way. I

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do not mind your being here, no more do any

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of the others. And when Telemachus comes home, he will

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give you a shirt and cloak, and will send you

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wherever you want to go. Ulysses answered, I hope you

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may be as dear to the gods as you are

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to me, for having saved me from going about and

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getting into trouble. There is nothing worse than being always

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on the tramp. Still, when men have once got low

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down in the world, they will go through a great

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deal on behalf of their miserable bellies. Since, however, you

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press me to stay here and wait the return of Telemachus.

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Tell about Ulysses's mother and his father, whom he left

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on the threshold of old age when he set out

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for Troy. Are they still living or are they already dead?

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And in the house of Hades, I will tell you

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all about them, replied Eumaeus. Laertes is still living, and

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praise Heaven to let him depart peacefully his own house,

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for he is terribly distressed about the absence of his son,

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and also about the death of his wife, which grieved

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him greatly and aged him more than anything else did.

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She came to an unhappy end through sorrow for her son.

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Made no friend or neighbor who has dealt kindly by

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me come to such an end as she did. As

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long as she was living, though she was always grieving,

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I used to like seeing her and asking her how

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she did, For she brought me up along with her

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daughter Sintimmony, the youngest of her children. We were boy

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and girl together, and she made little difference between us. When, however,

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we both grew up. They sent Sentimidy to Sammy and

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received a splendid diary for her. As for me, my

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mistress gave me a good shirt and cloak with a

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pair of sandals from my feet, and sent me off

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to the country. But she was just as fond as me.

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As ever, this is all over now. Still it has

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pleased Heaven to prosper my work in the situation which

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I now hold. I have enough to eat and drink,

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and can find something for any respectable stranger who comes here.

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But there is no getting a kind word or deed

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out of my mistress, for the house has fallen into

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the hands of wicked people. Servants want sometimes to see

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their mistress and have a talk with her. They like

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to have something to eat and drink at the house,

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and something too to take back with them into the country.

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This is what will keep servants in a good humor.

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Ulysses answered, then you must have been a very little fellow, Eumaeus,

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when you were taken so far away from your home

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and parents. Tell me, and tell me true, was the

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city in which your father and mother lived sacked and pillaged?

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Or did some enemies carry you off when you are

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alone tending sheep or cattle, ship you off here and

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sell you for whatever your master gave them? Stranger replied Eumaeus.

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As regards your question, sit still, make yourself comfortable, drink

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your wine, and listen to me. The knights are now

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at their longest. There is plenty of time for both

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sleeping and sitting up talking together. You ought not to

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go to bed till bedtime. Too much sleep is as

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bad as too little. If any one of the other's

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wishes to go to bed, let him leave us and

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do so. He can then take my master's pigs out

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when he has done breakfast. In the morning, we too

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will sit here, eating and drinking in the hut and

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telling one another's stories about Arma's fortunes. For when a

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man has suffered much and been buffeted about in the world,

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he takes pleasure in recalling the memory of sorrows that

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have long gone by. As regards your question, then my

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tail is as follows. You may have heard of an

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island called Syria, that lies over above Ortigia, where the

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land begins to turn round and look in another direction.

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It is not very thickly peopled, but the soil is good,

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with much pasture fit for cattle and sheep, and it

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abounds with wine and wheat. The earth never comes there,

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nor are the people plagued by any sickness, but when

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they grow old, Apollo comes with Diana and kills them

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with his painless shafts. It contains two communities, and the

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whole country is divided between these two. My father, Setysius,

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son of Vermenius, a man comparable to the gods, reigned

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over both. Now to this place there came some cunning

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traitors from Phoenicia. For the Phoenicians are great mariners, and

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a ship which they had freighted with gagas of all kinds.

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There happened to be a Phoenician woman in my father's house,

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very tall and comely and an excellent servant. These scoundrels

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got hold of her one day when she was washing

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near their ship, seduced her and cajolder in a way

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that no woman can resist, no matter how good she

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may be in nature. The man who seduced her asked

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her who she was and where she came from, And

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on this she told him her father's name. I come

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from Siddon, she said, and am daughter to Erabis, a

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man rolling in wealth. One day, as I was coming

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into the town from the country, some Taphian pirates seized

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me and took me here over the sea, where they

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sold me to the man who owns this house, and

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he gave them their price for me. The man who

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had seduced her then said, would you like to come

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along with us to see the house of your parents?

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And your parents themselves they are both alive and are

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said to be well off. I will do so, gladly,

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answered she, if you men will first swear me a

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solemn oath that you will do me no harm. By

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the way, they all swore as she told them, And

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when they had completed their oath, the woman said, hush,

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and if any of your men meets me in the

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streets are at the well, do not let him speak

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to me, for fear some one should go and tell

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my master, in which case he would suspect something, he

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would put me in prison and would have all of

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you murdered. Keep your counsel. Therefore, buy your merchandise as

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fast you can, and send me word when you have

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done loading. I will bring as much gold as I

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can lay my hands on. And there something else also

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that I can do towards paying my fare. I am

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nursed the son of the good man of the house,

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a funny little fellow, just able to run about. I

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will carry him off in your ship, and you will

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get a great deal of money for him if you

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take him in Sloman foreign parts. On this she went

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back to the house. The Phoenicians stayed a whole year

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till they had loaded their ship with much precious merchandise,

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and then when they had got freight enough, they sent

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to tell the woman. Their messenger, a very cunning fellow,

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came to my father's house bringing a necklace of gold

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with amber beads strung among it. And while my mother

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and the servants had it in their hands, admiring it

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and bargaining about it, he made a sign quietly to

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the woman, and then went back to the ship, whereon

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she took me by the hand and led me out

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of the house. In the fore part of the house,

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she saw the tables set with the cups of guests

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who had been feasting with my father as being in

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attendance on him. These were now all gone to a

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meeting of the public assembly. So she snatched out three

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cups and carried them off in the bosom of her dress,

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while I followed her, for I knew no better. The

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sun was now set and darkness was over all the land.

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So we hurried on as fast as we could, till

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we reached the harbor where the Phoenician's ship was lying.

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When they had got on board, they sailed their ways

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over the sea, taking us with them, and Jove sent

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them a fair wind. Six days did we sail, both

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night and day. But on the seventh day Diana struck

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the woman, and she fell heavily down on to the

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ship's hold, as though she were a seagull alighting on

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the water. So they threw her overboard to the seals

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and fishes, and I was left all sorrowful and alone. Presently,

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the winds and waves took the ship to Ithaca, where

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Laites gave sundry of his chattels for me. And thus

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it was that I ever came to set eyes upon

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this country. Ulysses answered Umaeus, I have heard the story

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of your misfortunes with the most lively interest and pity.

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But Jove has given you good as well as evil,

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for in spite of everything, you have a good master

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who sees that you always have enough to eat and drink,

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and you lead a good life, whereas I am still

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going about begging my way from city to city. Thus

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did they converse, and they had only a very little

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time left for sleep, for soon it was daybreak. In

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the meantime, Telemachus and his crew were nearing land, so

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they loosed the sails, took down the mast, and rowed

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the ship into the harbor. They cast out their mooring

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stones and made fast for the hawsers. They then got

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out upon the sea shore, mixed their wine, and got

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dinner ready. As soon as they had had enough to

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eat and drink, Telemachus said, take the ship on to

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the town, but leave me here, for I want to

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look after the herdsman in one of my farms. In

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the evening, when I have seen all I want, I

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will come down to the city, and tomorrow morning, in

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return for your trouble, I will give you all a

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good dinner with meat and wine. Then Theoclemenus said, and

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what my dear young friend is to become of me?

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To whose house among all your chief men am I

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to repair? Or shall I go straight to your house

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and to your mother at any other time? Replied Telemachus,

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I should have bidden you to go to my own house,

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for you would find no want of hospitality. At the

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present moment, however, you would not be comfortable there, for

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I shall be away, and my mother will not see you.

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She does not often show herself even to the suitors,

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but sits at our loom, weaving in an upper chamber,

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out of their way. But I can tell you a

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man whose house you can go to. I mean Eurymicus,

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the son of Polybus, who is held in the highest

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estimation by every one in Ithaca. He is much the

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best man and the most persistent wooer of all those

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who are paying court to my mother and trying to

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take Ulysses place. Jove, however, in Heaven alone knows whether

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or no they will come to a bad end before

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the marriage takes place. As he was speaking, a bird

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flew by upon his right hand, a hawk, Apollo's messenger.

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It held a dove in its talons, and the feathers

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as it tore them off, fell to the ground midway

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between Telemachus and the ship. On this Theoclemius called him

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apart and caught him by the hand. Telemachus said, he

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that bird did not fly in your right hand without

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having been sent here by some god. As soon as

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I saw it, I knew it was an omen. It

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means that you will remain powerful, and there will be

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no house in Ithaca more royal than your own. I

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wish it may prove so, answered Telemachus. If it does,

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I will show you so much good will and give

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you so many presents that all who meet you will

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congratulate you. Then he said to his friend Pirieus Perius,

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son of Clytius, you havesh throughout shown yourself the most

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willing to serve me of all those who have accompanied

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me to Pelos. I wish you would take this stranger

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to your own house and entertain him hospitably till I

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can come for him. And Pirius answered Telemachus, you may

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stay away as long as you please, but I will

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look after him for you, and he shall find no

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lack of hospitality. As he spoke, he went on board

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and bade the others do so also, and loose the hawsers.

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So they took their places in the ship. But Telemachus

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bound on his sandals and took a long and doughty

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spear with a head of sharpened bronze from the deck

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of the ship. Then they loosed the hawsers, thrust the

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ship off from land, and made on towards the city,

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as they had been told to do, while Telemachus strode

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on as fast as he could, till he reached the

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homestead where his countless herds of swine were feeding, and

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where dwelt the excellent swineherd who was so devoted a

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servant to his master. End of Book fifteen, Recorded by

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Kurt Wong, December twentieth y nine, two thousand and six,

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New York,