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Of all creatures that breathe and move upon the earth, nothing is bred that is weaker than man.

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Homer
Author
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Writer
Homerus
Homeros
Mæonides
Upon
Moving
Earth
Odyssey
Nothing
Bred
Men
Weaker
Breathe
Creatures
Move

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