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Μήδεια: ἔσται τάδ’· ἀλλὰ πίστις εἰ γένοιτό μοι
τούτων, ἔχοιμ’ ἂν πάντα πρὸς σέθεν καλῶς.
Αἰγεύς: μῶν οὐ πέποιθας; ἢ τί σοι τὸ δυσχερές;
Medea: These things will come to pass. But if I had a pledge from you, I would have everything I wanted from you.
Aegeus: You can't not trust me, can you? What is your problem?
Euripides Medea 731-734

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