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Thus did the Persians succeed in taking two of the vessels. The
third, a trireme commanded by Phormus of Athens, took to flight and
ran aground at the mouth of the river Peneus. The barbarians got
possession of the bark but not of the men. For the Athenians had no
sooner run their vessel aground than they leapt out, and made their way
through Thessaly back to Athens.
When the Greeks stationed at Artemisium learnt what had happened by
fire-signals from Sciathus, so terrified were they, that, quitting
their anchorage-ground at Artemisium, and leaving scouts to watch the
foe on the highlands of Euboea, they removed to Chalcis, intending
to guard the Euripus.
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