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But why have they entreated this protection from me above all men? If
it were doubtful whether they had entreated it from me or not, I could tell why they had
entreated it; but now, when it is so evident that you can see it with your eyes, I know
not why it should be any injury to me to have it imputed to me that I was selected above
all men.
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