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855Child, the wind is with us now:
the man cannot see us: he lies
defenseless, in darkness,
fearlessly sleeping,
without the use of his hands or feet
860like a man who lies in the kingdom of death.
Be sure the plan you choose
is best: in my opinion, child,
the wisest counsel is that
which involves the minimum danger.
The women of Trachis and Philoctetes. A new translation in verse by Robert Torrance. Houghton Mifflin. 1966.
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