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7._o enjoin_v he_o to_o make_v he_o away_o and_o grant_v letter_n to_o all_o the_o city_n and_o lieutenant_n to_o be_v obedient_a to_o he_o he_o give_v he_o two_o letter_n at_o part_v whereof_o the_o one_o be_v write_v to_o tissaphernes_n be_v a_o pretend_a commission_n to_o he_o to_o have_v full_a and_o absolute_a power_n in_o the_o war_n the_o other_o to_o ariaeus_n lieutenant_n of_o larissa_n command_v he_o to_o assist_v tithraustes_n in_o the_o apprehend_n of_o he_o he_o deliver_v the_o letter_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o come_v to_o colosse_n in_o phrygia_n whither_o ariaeus_n procure_v tissaphernes_n to_o come_v as_o to_o advise_v together_o about_o the_o war_n and_o as_o he_o be_v in_o the_o bath_n have_v lay_v by_o his_o scimitar_n cause_v his_o servant_n to_o take_v he_o and_o send_v he_o to_o tithraustes_n who_o carry_v he_o as_o far_o as_o celaenae_n cut_v off_o his_o head_n which_o he_o convey_v to_o the_o king_n death_n tissaphernes_n put_v to_o death_n he_o send_v it_o to_o 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