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the_o rhegian_n at_o first_o run_v to_o repulse_v the_o enemy_n and_o busy_v themselves_o in_o extinguish_v the_o fire_n but_o by_o the_o advice_n of_o heloris_n the_o governor_n they_o leave_v the_o fire_n and_o fall_v with_o all_o their_o force_n upon_o the_o enemy_n and_o by_o that_o mean_v save_v their_o city_n for_o if_o they_o have_v continue_v 391._o ant._n ch._n 391._o still_o in_o quench_v the_o flame_n so_o small_a a_o number_n can_v not_o have_v keep_v out_o the_o dionysian_o till_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o citizen_n have_v come_v in_o to_o their_o assistance_n for_o by_o throw_v of_o timber_n and_o other_o combustible_a matter_n from_o the_o top_n of_o the_o house_n next_o adjoin_v they_o rather_o increase_v the_o fire_n dionysius_n be_v thus_o disappoint_v in_o his_o design_n waste_n and_o destroy_v all_o the_o country_n round_o about_o with_o fire_n and_o sword_n but_o afterward_o make_v a_o truce_n with_o they_o for_o one_o year_n and_o so_o return_v to_o syracuse_n in_o 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jonians_n and_o commit_v the_o ambassador_n to_o prison_n and_o so_o carry_v it_o very_o impious_o towards_o the_o deity_n therefore_o they_o say_v that_o neptune_n be_v angry_a to_o revenge_v himself_o upon_o their_o impiety_n by_o this_o earthquake_n and_o inundation_n of_o the_o sea_n bring_v this_o grievous_a calamity_n upon_o those_o city_n and_o that_o it_o be_v do_v by_o he_o they_o use_v this_o for_o a_o argument_n that_o it_o be_v general_o believe_v that_o this_o god_n have_v the_o power_n of_o inundation_n and_o earthquake_n in_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o that_o peloponnesus_n have_v be_v ever_o repute_v the_o habitation_n of_o neptune_n and_o the_o country_n dedicate_v to_o he_o and_o that_o all_o the_o peloponnesian_a city_n worship_v this_o god_n above_o all_o other_o beside_o this_o they_o give_v a_o further_a reason_n of_o this_o sad_a 370._o ant._n ch._n 370._o accident_n there_o be_v as_o they_o say_v in_o peloponnesus_n great_a cavity_n underground_o which_o by_o 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