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The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.

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Ovid
Author
Elegist
Mythographer
Poet
Writer
Publius Ovidius Naso
P. Ovidius Naso
Men
Shipwreck
Sailing
Experienced
Ships
Calm
Sea
Quiet
Even
Shudders

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