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the_o mountain_n which_o divide_v susiana_n and_o persia_n but_o by_o a_o lycian_a which_o live_v there_o he_o find_v another_o way_n and_o come_v sudden_o upon_o ariobarzanes_n and_o force_v he_o who_o not_o find_v entrance_n into_o persepolis_n return_v with_o a_o second_o charge_n upon_o the_o macedonian_n and_o be_v slay_v teridates_n another_o of_o darius_n trusty_a grandee_n send_v to_o alexander_n to_o make_v haste_n to_o persepolis_n before_o the_o people_n pillage_v the_o treasury_n which_o at_o that_o day_n be_v the_o rich_a in_o the_o world_n this_o place_n alexander_n commit_v to_o nicaride_n a_o creature_n of_o his_o own_o and_o leave_v the_o body_n of_o his_o army_n there_o while_o he_o with_o a_o thousand_o horse_n and_o some_o choice_a foot_n not_o able_a to_o stand_v still_o will_v in_o the_o winter_n see_v the_o part_n of_o persia_n cover_v with_o snow_n when_o his_o footman_n be_v impatient_a of_o that_o extreme_a travail_n he_o leave_v his_o horse_n to_o bear_v a_o 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traitor_n
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