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ET (. -0.015 Tc 8.92393 0 TD -0.008 Tw /F0 1 Tf 25.75533 0 TD ET -25.77035 -1.09091 TD [(put me to shame\323. /F1 1 Tf )Tj . /F0 1 Tf 9 0 0 9 80.3701 398.4262 Tm 0 0 0 1 k BT 0.007 Tw 11 0 0 11 83.8944 258.8359 Tm 0.025 Tw -0.0001 Tc 11 0 0 11 190.6988 148.5193 Tm ET 11 0 0 11 278.8305 160.2594 Tm -0.03 Tc But it is used on occasion in Classical Greek of timid horses that shy upon being startled at some unexpected object (LSJ). The fact that he said, "I know that I shall remain," raises the question of whether he had received some special revelation. W n )]TJ -1.28848 -1.09091 TD 9 0 0 9 205.2638 55.8736 Tm (Pauliniese Briewe)Tj -0.0002 Tc -0.022 Tw BT ((1979). . 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