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podcasts. Good morning, Prokaptan. I hope that you're well. Today, we'll be going over

Enkiridion 7, but first, as always, we have a few new patrons to welcome and thank,

and a couple things to announce, and then ads. That's the way it is. Interesting factoid,

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come the ads. See you on the other side.

Hey there, Procopton. Welcome back from the zone of perpetual ads. Hey, at least it's not Stamps.com, right? Oh my God. It wasn't Stamps.com, was it? I'm so sorry if it was. That was a mistake. Today, we're covering N.chiridion 7, which reads as follows.

Consider when, on a voyage, your ship is anchored. If you go ashore to get water, you may

along the way amuse yourself with picking up a shellfish or an onion. However, your thoughts and

continual attention ought to be bent towards the ship,

waiting for the captain to call you on board. You must then immediately leave all these things.

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