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Then I will take down the charm, said he, from you in writing.Do you prefer, I asked, to get my consent first, or to do without it?This made him laugh, and he said: To get your consent, Socrates.Very well, I said; and are you certain of my name?Unless I misjudge, he replied; for there is no little talk of you. among the set of our age, and I remember as a mere child the sight of you in company with Critias here.That is a good thing, I said: for I shall speak more freely to you
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