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OUR sixth combat is with what the Greeks call akhdi'a, which we may
term weariness or distress of heart. This is akin to dejection, and is
especially trying to solitaires, and a dangerous and frequent foe to
dwellers in the desert; and especially disturbing to a monk about the sixth
hour, like some fever which seizes him at stated times, bringing the
burning heat of its attacks on the sick man at usual and regular hours.
Lastly, there are some of the elders who declare that this is the "midday
demon" spoken of in the ninetieth Psalm.
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