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If there is a Roman among them,
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would they not feign ignorance of the ways of fighting men?
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An animal cannot hide truer nature.
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When pressed to corner,
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it will expose teeth and snap jaw.
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You are no stranger to the clash of steel.
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All shepherds are versed in sound.
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Many seek to claim another master's stock upon hill and plain.
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And what did your dominus call his defender of goat,
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before he slipped from grasp?
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Lyciscus.
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A name forced upon me.