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cum summis et clarissimis
huius civitatis viris qui audita re frequentes ad
me mane convenerant litteras a me prius aperiri quam
ad senatum deferri1 placeret, ne, si nihil esset inventum,
temere a me tantus tumultus iniectus civitati videretur,
negavi me esse facturum ut de periculo publico non
ad consilium publicum rem integram deferrem. etenim,
Quirites, si ea quae erant ad me delata reperta non
essent, tamen ego non arbitrabar in tantis rei publicae
periculis esse mihi nimiam diligentiam pertimescendam.
senatum frequentem celeriter, ut vidistis, coegi.
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1 deferri referrem a: deferrem Halm
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