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τὸ πρόσω αἰεὶ κλεπτόμενος: either passive, ‘drawn on blindly,’ or middle, ‘stealing on further and further.’ As the army advanced further from its base, the difficulties of supply would increase; cf. Aesch. Pers. 792αὐτὴ γὰρ γῆ ξύμμαχος κείνοις πέλει” . . . | κτείνουσα λιμῷ τοὺς ὑπερπόλλους ἄγαν.

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