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O. 't)']njc|3 2l)cAíi3Ac rjA Iajjjj D^lAf, '
tjíoji rcAb leir 50 T»^It>IS A fl"^\5 ;
bo cu||i "pioi)t; c]Oj)ól a|i a^ b-péir)!;,
a'i* b'lU'^ir ^^1^ rtj&Ab A 5uAif.
i)o |t]ut/ feAcc 5-caca' aiju ri'? b^ob,
aY 5^6 jtoit)!) (Vi) ]ot)Ab buAjl;
ir S^IT^l*' ■^f bA05Al UAllJT).
<Do IaBaiix A|i b-cú|* leii* At) céAb cAc,
biv r)50]|tci CAC t)A Iaoc tdjoi; up ;
bYlAf|tA]5 b]ob bo 5UC ófív|ib,
At) b-c|to]bf:]bi|* bo ^t)i>>t 'i;a cú|f.
í)YTteA5]tAbAiv b'AOt) aoijca b'p};]0i;i;,
50 b-c|tO|bp]bi|* cA]t A ceA\)\) 50 b|ii\c ;
A bubA])lC CAC I) A b-CAO)feAC AltJUjl,
Acc 30 leAUpAbAO]]* cAc 1)A 3-céAbcA lísii}.
21 bubAiitc CAC i;a b-peAji rt;eó6'T;Ac,
A 5-cAc VÍV A T)5leó b^ c|ié|i;e 51]a6 ;
^yA]i f;íi3bAbAit ^é]^) A -j}]-^ CA13,
a'i" t)A cné(5p]bíf 30 h\ii\t AOi) céitt).
21 bubAT]tc CAC i)A b-poA|t b-peóf*Ac,
r)A|i ce^be bójb 30 la ai) hls]y;
a']' CAC t;A n)-hw) pCAjt T17A]t At) 3-C&Abl)A,
30 leAt)i:AbAO]|' pep) é ti)Afi c^c.
' Se^cc 5.CACA, se?;e« hattaliims. The names of the seven battalions
arc : — Cac w)]or)-\x\\, i.e. the battalion of fresh heroes ; which name they
bore on account of their fresh-looking complexion ; cac ija b-cAoiroAc,
the battalion of the chieftains ; cac ija b-i:oAtt tvpaóaijdac, the battalion
of the middle-sized men ; cac tjív b-^reAtv b-peorAc, the battalion of the
middle-aged men ; cac ija nj-biii} vcati, the battalion of the stout men ;
CAC t)A b-vcAT\ ti;.beA5, the battalion of the small men ; and cac ija
ij-IAttiijAtiivij, the battalion of the rear guards. If we could find equiva-