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+"obicitur magis atque improvida pectora turbat.  "
+"Laocoon, ductus Neptuno sorte sacerdos, "
+"sollemnis taurum ingentem mactabat ad aras.  "
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<CENTER>Read the death of Laocoon in <i>Aeneid</i> 2.212b-24.<BR>
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<CENTER>For the sake of comparison, read the <A 
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as snake simile</A>.<BR><BR>
<CENTER>For a further comparison, view the famous <B 
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onclick="window.open('http://www.tabney.com/files/clipart/laocoon.jpg');return false;">Laocoon sculpture</B>, courtesy of Kathleen Cohen.
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