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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
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Homerus
Homeros
Mæonides
Upon
Moving
Odyssey
Earth
Bred
Nothing
Weaker
Men
Breathe
Creatures
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