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This one injury,—this single distress, was wanting to the cultivators
under your praetorship, to complete the ruin of the remainder of their fortunes. For
what remaining injury could be done to the man who, owing to this injury, was forced
not only to dose all his corn, but even to sell all his tools and stock? He had no
way to turn. From what produce could he find the money to pay you? Under the name of
tenths, as much had been taken from him as the caprice of Apronius chose; for the
second tenths and for the corn that had been purchased either nothing had been paid,
or only so much as the clerk had left behind, or perhaps it was even taken for
nothing, as you have had proved to you.
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