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 1  T-II|      Eteocles, Polynices,~mutual wounds, heroes at the seven gates?~
 2  T-II|          I’m the one my Calliope wounds.~So I’m sure there’s no
 3 T-III|        one who’ll re-open my raw wounds,~and attack my character
 4  T-IV|       and my heart feels the old wounds, like new,~and the rain
 5  T-IV|         not touch and open those wounds~that are not yet closed:
 6   T-V|         remains what it was.~The wounds I thought would close, in
 7   T-V|         pray the one~who made my wounds, might ease what he’s made.~
 8   T-V|           hands not slow~to deal wounds with the ever-present knife~
 9   T-V|    weapons blood-stained from my wounds,~and the Greek ship battered
10   T-V|  dispenses justice~unjustly, and wounds are often dealt in the forum.~
11  ExII|           Yet I don’t deny if my wounds were curable~they’d be able
12  ExII|        history~of my sin: and my wounds fear to be touched.~However
13   ExI|       and threaten me~with cruel wounds you won’t make me afraid.~
14   ExI|          help me by bandaging my wounds.~In return, if I had the
15 ExIII|     surety of faith.~We see some wounds become worse by treatment,~
16  ExIV|       example,~fought, took many wounds, and delivered many.~But
17  ExIV|       where I can be dealt fresh wounds.~ ~The End of Ex Ponto Book
18  IBIS| Dexamenus, killed, with separate wounds, by the same avenger:~like
19  IBIS|       And may you suffer as many wounds as they say ~they suffered,