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The Libyans dwell in the order which I will now describe. Beginning
on the side of Egypt, the first Libyans are the Adyrmachidae These
people have, in most points, the same customs as the Egyptians, but
use the costume of the Libyans. Their women wear on each leg a ring
made of bronze; they let their hair grow long, and when they catch any
vermin on their persons, bite it and throw it away. In this they
differ from all the other Libyans. They are also the only tribe with
whom the custom obtains of bringing all women about to become brides
before the king, that he may choose such as are agreeable to him. The
Adyrmachidae extend from the borders of Egypt to the harbour called
Port Plynus.
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