A shriek is heard from within
Aegisthus
within Oh! Oh! O woe!
Chorus
Ah! Ah! Alas!
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What is happening? What is being accomplished for our house? Let us stand apart while the matter is still unsettled so that we may be considered blameless in these ills. For the issue of the fighting has now been decided.The Chorus withdraws to the side of the scene; then a servant of Aegisthus rushes in
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