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καὶ ἤν τε κατὰ νόον πρήξωμεν εὑρόντες Σκύθας, ἔστι ἄποδος ἡμῖν, ἤν τε καὶ μή σφεας εὑρεῖν δυνώμεθα, ἥ γε ἄποδος ἡμῖν ἀσφαλής·
And if we achieve our plan and find the Scythians, we will have an exit, while if we do not find them our exit-route will at least be protected.
Herodotus Histories 4.97

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