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Homer, Odyssey 1.96 (tr. Daniel Mendelsohn): Her words. ὣς εἰποῦσ᾽... Homer, Odyssey 1.381 (tr. Daniel Mendelsohn): His words. ὣς ἔφαθ᾽... My words: grotesque, jolting, irritating, obtrusive. The translation here draws attention to itself in an unpleasing way.

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