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After the robbery of the images the Epidaurians ceased to make the
stipulated payments to the Athenians, wherefore the Athenians sent to
Epidaurus to remonstrate. But the Epidaurians proved to them that
they were not guilty of any wrong: "While the images continued in
their country," they said, "they had duly paid the offerings
according to the agreement; now that the images had been taken from
them, they were no longer under any obligation to pay: the Athenians
should make their demand of the Eginetans, in whose possession the
figures now were." Upon this the Athenians sent to Egina, and
demanded the images back; but the Eginetans answered that the
Athenians had nothing whatever to do with them.
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