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thy_o life_n shall_v not_o satisfy_v the_o dishonour_n thou_o have_v do_v us._n with_o that_o he_o draw_v his_o sword_n and_o he_o start_v from_o his_o bed_n to_o reach_v his_o to_o defend_v himself_o in_o which_o time_n the_o k._n of_o armenia_n catch_v hold_n on_o she_o as_o she_o lay_v draw_v she_o forth_o into_o the_o floor_n where_o behold_v she_o he_o be_v then_o much_o more_o enrage_a be_v ready_a to_o kill_v she_o but_o that_o the_o king_n of_o macedonia_n prevent_v he_o who_o likewise_o see_v she_o stand_v as_o one_o amaze_v while_o she_o haste_v to_o apparel_v herself_o and_o run_v from_o thence_o unto_o the_o palace_n the_o king_n of_o armenia_n vow_v revenge_n go_v from_o the_o macedonian_a tent_n and_o present_o cause_v his_o drum_n to_o strike_v up_o alarm_n and_o command_v his_o soldier_n to_o destroy_v the_o macedonian_n who_o according_a to_o his_o command_n sudden_o set_v upon_o they_o that_o there_o begin_v a_o exceed_a slaughter_n among_o they_o the_o emperor_n 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