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they all go back to their armies,
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the Spartans led by their King Pleistoanax
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who was the guy who was confirmed with Pericles,
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and marched their army back home to Sparta.
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They declare that they have agreed upon a four-months truce
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for the purpose of negotiating a permanent peace.
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What in the world is going on here?
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Well, the Spartans receive the news in a complicated way.
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The first reaction is fury against Pleistoanax.
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Why didn't you clobber those Athenians
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when you had them finally
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sticking their heads out there for battle?