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| | Anaxarte and Iphis |
 | | ‘Once, Iphis, a youth, born of humble stock, saw noble Anaxarete, of the blood of Teucer, saw her, and felt the fire of passion in every bone. |
 | | Unable to endure the pain of his long torment, Iphis spoke these last words before her door. |
 | | She had barely looked at Iphis, lying on the bier, when her eyes grew fixed, and the warm blood left her pallid body. |
| www.greece.org /cyprus/Iphis.htm (709 words) |
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