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| | The Champion by Owlharp, Stefka and Cassima |
 | | Iphicles had greeted him formally in the anteroom of the palace at Corinth, and then led the way to his private chambers, all the while stubbornly refusing to meet Hercules' eyes. |
 | | Iphicles instantly let go of Cirtus' leg, and he pushed himself backwards in an attempt to avoid Cirtus' arms which were trying to encircle his neck. |
 | | Iphicles was panting heavily, and blood was dribbling from his nose, but he looked down at Cirtus and then up at Iolaus and said in a steady, almost apologetic voice, "Hercules would have spared his life". |
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