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"For drink, there was beer which was very strong when not mingled with water, but was agreeable to those who were used to it. They drank this with a reed, out of the vessel that held the beer, upon which they saw the barley swim."
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"He who eats with most pleasure is he who least requires sauce."
Pleasure
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