—after Archilochos, poet and mercenary
[MS SHOWING CONSIDERABLE WEAR AND TEAR]
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by the way [far?]
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ditched [ ] [ ] rusty
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shield going [where to?] pieces still
[MS QUALITY RAPIDLY FADING]
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[ ] wait [for?] better war[ri?][or]
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poet?
[MS WHOLLY IN SHAMBLES]
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