Socrates: (cont.)

and doing this, sitting since early morning
he gave it up and went for a walk — knowing
the speech thoroughly, i would guess, by the dog

unless it is very long indeed

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καὶ τοῦτο δρῶν ἐξ ἑωθινοῦ καθήμενος ἀπειπὼν εἰς περίπατον ᾔει, ὡς μὲν ἐγὼ οἶμαι, νὴ τὸν κύνα, ἐξεπιστάμενος τὸν λόγον

εἰ μὴ πάνυ τι ἦν μακρός

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