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And of these feelings of mine, he who was the protector of my life is also my most
indisputable witness, namely Cnaeus Plancius, who, disregarding all the distinctions and
emoluments which might have been derived from a province, devoted his whole quaestorship to
supporting and preserving me. If he had been my quaestor when I was commander-in-chief; he
would have stood in the relation of a son to me; now he surely shall be looked upon by me as a
parent, since he has been my quaestor, not while in authority, but in grief.
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