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But when he was told afterwards of the pedestal
and the inscription, he thought that men would forget the whole affair, if he took
away the pedestal to which was serving as a sort of signpost to point out his crime.
And so, by his command, the Segestans contracted to take away the pedestal too; and
the terms of that contract were read to you from the public registers of the
Segestans, at the former pleading.
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