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to_o the_o fame_n and_o glory_n of_o his_o country_n upon_o his_o death_n the_o peloponesian_o and_o their_o confederates_n all_o as_o one_o man_n flee_v with_o great_a consternation_n the_o athenian_n pursue_v they_o for_o a_o while_n but_o understand_v that_o pharnabazus_n be_v hasten_v after_o they_o with_o a_o great_a party_n of_o horse_n they_o return_v to_o their_o ship_n and_o have_v regain_v the_o *_o city_n they_o set_v up_o two_o trophy_n one_o for_o their_o victory_n cyzicum_fw-la †_o cyzicum_fw-la at_o sea_n near_o the_o island_n polydorus_n as_o it_o be_v call_v the_o other_o for_o that_o at_o land_n where_o the_o enemy_n first_o begin_v to_o fly_v the_o peloponesian_o who_o be_v leave_v to_o guard_v the_o city_n with_o those_o that_o escape_v out_o of_o the_o battle_n march_v away_o to_o pharnabazus_n his_o camp_n the_o athenian_n be_v now_o possess_v of_o all_o the_o ship_n and_o of_o a_o great_a number_n of_o prisoner_n be_v load_v with_o abundance_n of_o spoil_n the_o 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attica_n which_o be_v not_o so_o large_a you_o have_v but_o a_o part_n in_o tillage_n this_o war_n have_v bring_v over_o many_o confederate_n to_o the_o laconian_n on_o the_o contrary_a the_o athenian_n have_v lose_v as_o many_o as_o we_o have_v gain_v the_o rich_a king_n of_o the_o world_n maintain_v our_o army_n but_o you_o force_v the_o charge_n of_o the_o war_n from_o the_o poor_a of_o the_o nation_n our_o soldier_n therefore_o be_v so_o well_o pay_v fight_v cheerful_o but_o you_o be_v 407._o ant._n chr._n 407._o force_v every_o one_o to_o bear_v their_o own_o charge_n seek_v to_o avoid_v both_o the_o toil_n and_o the_o expense_n moreover_o when_o our_o fleet_n be_v out_o at_o sea_n we_o be_v more_o in_o want_n of_o ship_n than_o man_n but_o the_o great_a part_n of_o your_o man_n be_v in_o your_o ship_n and_o that_o which_o be_v most_o considerable_a although_o we_o be_v inferior_a to_o you_o at_o sea_n yet_o by_o the_o agreement_n of_o all_o we_o be_v your_o superior_n at_o land_n 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