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size=4 face="Times New Roman">Andre-</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Geneva','serif'; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
size=4 face="Times New Roman">There is a strong probability that I will not be
able to call-in to the discussion.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Geneva','serif'; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
size=4 face="Times New Roman">I hope my thoughts and answers will
help!</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Geneva','serif'; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
size=4 face="Times New Roman">Danny</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Geneva','serif'; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=4>Hector and Ajax duel; divine and human;
Homer's cinematic moments. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p><FONT
size=4> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Geneva','serif'; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=4>What terms or conditions does Hector propose
for an individual duel? <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Geneva','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=4>The image of Athena and Apollo (VII, 62
on)“sat like vultures in Zeus’ tall oak enjoying the warriors” is certainly an
odd and striking image of the gods.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>This is almost as odd as the term “ballistic Apollo” (I, 118) At first I
though was Apollo covered in silver ballistic nylon?<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Notice that Hector blames Zeus for both
sides violating their oaths. <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Geneva','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p><FONT
size=4 face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Geneva','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=4>He proposes that the winner may strip the
armor of the loser, but should return the body for proper disposition (burning
for the Trojans, burial under a barrow for the Greeks.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Greeks held it to be vital to give
the proper burial to the fallen; as in the case of the Athenian admirals who
were punished for not trying to recover the bodies of the dead from a naval
battle. The barrow will be a sign of the fallen and Hector’s fame for future
generations.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Geneva','serif'; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p><FONT
size=4 face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Geneva','serif'; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p><FONT
size=4 face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Geneva','serif'; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p><FONT
size=4 face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Geneva','serif'; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=4>What does it take to get Greek warriors to
volunteer to fight against Hector? <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Geneva','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=4>Menelaus chastises the Greeks as being
“wusses” for not taking up the challenge, and prepares to do battle himself
until stopped by the Greek Agamemnon and the other Greek leaders. Nestor’s “If
only I was young again speech…we were tough then, not like now!” shames 9 of
them into volunteering. Ajax is chosen by lot [Note that they mark their lots;
they do not write their names; is this a reference to a pre-literate
Greece?]<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Geneva','serif'; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p><FONT
size=4 face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Geneva','serif'; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p><FONT
size=4 face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Geneva','serif'; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p><FONT
size=4 face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Geneva','serif'; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=4>What does this say about Hector’s
formidability? <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Geneva','serif'; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Geneva','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">They
are terrified of fighting Hector.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Geneva','serif'; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=4><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Geneva','serif'; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p><FONT
size=4 face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Geneva','serif'; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p><FONT
size=4 face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Geneva','serif'; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=4>How does Hector react to being pitted
against Ajax? <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Geneva','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=4>His heart pounds; but issuing the challenge
he cannot withdraw.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The image of
mutual fear is fascinating.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The
Greeks felt that there was no shame in being afraid as you entered battle, as
long as you rose to the challenge. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Spartan poet Tyrtaeus (mid
7<SUP>th</SUP> century BC) spoke of men voiding their bowels as they enter
battle. Perhaps the mutual taunts are to erase this
fear.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Geneva','serif'; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p><FONT
size=4 face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Geneva','serif'; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p><FONT
size=4 face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Geneva','serif'; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p><FONT
size=4 face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Geneva','serif'; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=4>Who stops the duel and under what authority
is this demand made? <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Geneva','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=4>Notice that swords are “the weapon of last
resort” among the Greeks; only taken up when all spears are gone.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The heralds from both sides stop the
duel.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Zeus wishes them to stop as
it is getting dark, and Ajax insists that Hector make the formal request as he
issued the formal challenge.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Geneva','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p><FONT
size=4 face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Geneva','serif'; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p><FONT
size=4 face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Geneva','serif'; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p><FONT
size=4 face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p><FONT
size=4> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Geneva','serif'; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=4>A long stretch of battle, punctuated by a
long scene on Mt. Olympus, offers more contrasts between the divine and human
worlds. Discuss how Homer portrays leadership and authority in human figures
like Menelaus and Hector, as compared with the god Zeus. How does a divine king
wield power, as compared with a mortal one? <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Geneva','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=4>Menelaus and Hector wield power by moral
authority and example; they are each not the technical leaders of their
armies.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The other Olympians
seem to obey Zeus from fear rather than love or
respect.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Geneva','serif'; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p><FONT
size=4 face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Geneva','serif'; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p><FONT
size=4 face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Geneva','serif'; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=4>Does Homer offer any judgments about Zeus’
exercise of power?<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Geneva','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=4>Zeus certainly does seem tyrannical and a
threatening bully.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Yet all is
pre-ordained by the fates which bind even
Zeus.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Geneva','serif'; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p><FONT
size=4 face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p><FONT
size=4> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Geneva','serif'; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=4>The pace of the poem changes in Book 8 - it
shifts into high gear. Modern readers may describe the experience of reading
Book 8 as "cinematic." What was your experience? How does Homer change the pace
and quicken the heart of readers? Why does he do so at this point in the
poem?<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Geneva','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=4>My first reading of the Iliad was in the
1950’s when I read the “Classic Comics” version of the Iliad.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I had already read the “dumbed-down”
version of the Odyssey that my brother brought home from high school, and the
public librarian said an 8 year old was too young to be exposed to the Iliad, so
I purchased the comic version instead. I can still see the illustrations in my
mind as I read the book.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It was
$.15 then and is described as they <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Geneva','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p><FONT
size=4 face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Geneva','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><A
href="http://www.amazon.com/Iliad-Classics-Illustrated-Comics-No/dp/B0012RAE7Y"><FONT
color=#0000ff size=4
face="Times New Roman">http://www.amazon.com/Iliad-Classics-Illustrated-Comics-No/dp/B0012RAE7Y</FONT></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Geneva','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p><FONT
size=4 face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Geneva','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=4>1950’s cover followed by modern
cover:<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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class=MsoNormal align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-no-proof: yes"><IMG
border=0 alt=http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51IpV8tk-XL._SS500_.jpg
src="cid:C4580C3612B04B78893F0F295F795AAA@DannyPC" width=157 height=157
v:shapes="prodImage"></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"
class=MsoNormal align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p><FONT
size=4 face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"
class=MsoNormal align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p><FONT
size=4 face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"
class=MsoNormal align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p><FONT
size=4 face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Geneva','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p><FONT
size=4 face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
size=4><SPAN style="mso-no-proof: yes"><IMG border=0
alt="The Iliad (Classic Comics)"
src="cid:3A2658DE48204F6A812C7DC1DE3AA438@DannyPC" width=100 height=143
v:shapes="yui_3_4_1_1_1325952452195_2195"></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Geneva','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Geneva','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p><FONT
size=4 face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Geneva','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=4>Homer seems to use short, “combative”
phrases and names of insignificant victims to give the speed and intensity of
battle.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This is well-translated by
Lombardo.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In an oral reading this
would leave both the speaker and the crowd almost exhausted with the frenzy of
battle, and then on to the slower pace of
Olympus.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p><FONT
size=4> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
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