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The country of the Cyrenaeans, which is the highest tract within the
part of Libya inhabited by the wandering tribes, has three seasons
that deserve remark. First the crops along the sea-coast begin to
ripen, and are ready for the harvest and the vintage; after they have
been gathered in, the crops of the middle tract above the coast region
(the hill-country, as they call it) need harvesting; while about
the time when this middle crop is housed, the fruits ripen and are fit
for cutting in the highest tract of all. So that the produce of the
first tract has been all eaten and drunk by the time that the last
harvest comes in. And the harvest-time of the Cyrenaeans continues
thus for eight full months. So much concerning these matters.
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