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ἔστι δὲ καὶ πρηστὴρ ὄφεων γένος, ὅσπερ οὖν εἰ δάκοι, τὰ μὲν πρῶτα νωθεῖς ἀπεργάζεται καὶ ἥκιστα κινητικούς, εἶτα μέντοι κατ᾽ ὀλίγον ἀρρώστους καὶ ἀναπνεῖν ἀδυνάτους: καὶ μέντοι καὶ λήθην καταχεῖ [p. 413] τῆς γνώμης τὸ δῆγμα, καὶ τὴν κύστιν ἐπέχει, καὶ λιπότριχας ἀποφαίνει, εἶτα ἕπεται πνιγμός, καὶ σπᾶσθαι ποιεῖ, καὶ τὸ τέλος τοῦ βίου ἀλγεινότατον.
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