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A NATIONAL ANTHEM by LAMPROCLES

First Line: WRECKER OF THE CITY'S WALL
Last Line: MIGHTY ZEUS' BELOVED CHILD.

WRECKER of the city's wall,
pallas, awful power, I call:
Waker of the battle's din,
Trusty bulwark, undefiled
Maiden, who breaks horses in,
Mighty Zeus' beloved child.



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