<w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="diakomidh%5C">διακομιδὴ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="qhri%2Fwn">θηρίων</w> <w lemma="toiau%2Fth">τοιαύτη</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w>. <w lemma="ph%2Fcantes">πήξαντες</w> <w lemma="sxedi%2Fas">σχεδίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fous">πλείους</w> <w lemma="a%29raro%2Ftws">ἀραρότως</w>, <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="du%2Fo">δύο</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flas">ἀλλήλας</w> <w lemma="zeu%2Fcantes">ζεύξαντες</w> <w lemma="biai%2Fws">βιαίως</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Freisan">ἤρεισαν</w> <w lemma="a%29mfote%2Fras">ἀμφοτέρας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="gh%3Dn">γῆν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fmbasin">ἔμβασιν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="potamou%3D">ποταμοῦ</w>, <w lemma="pla%2Ftos">πλάτος</w> <w lemma="e%29xou%2Fsas">ἐχούσας</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sunamfo%2Fteron">συναμφότερον</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="penth%2Fkonta">πεντήκοντα</w> <w lemma="po%2Fdas">πόδας</w>.
<w lemma="tau%2Ftais">ταύταις</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="suzeugnu%2Fntes">συζευγνύντες</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllas">ἄλλας</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29kto%5Cs">ἐκτὸς</w> <w lemma="prosh%2Frmozon">προσήρμοζον</w>, <w lemma="protei%2Fnontes">προτείνοντες</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="kataskeuh%5Cn">κατασκευὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="zeu%2Fgmatos">ζεύγματος</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="po%2Fron">πόρον</w>.
<w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="r%28eu%2Fmatos">ῥεύματος</w> <w lemma="pleura%5Cn">πλευρὰν</w> <w lemma="h%29sfali%2Fzonto">ἠσφαλίζοντο</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="gh%3Ds">γῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29pigu%2Fois">ἐπιγύοις</w>, <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="xei%3Dlos">χεῖλος</w> <w lemma="pefuko%2Fta">πεφυκότα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%2Fndrwn">δένδρων</w> <w lemma="e%29na%2Fptontes">ἐνάπτοντες</w>, <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="summe%2Fnein">συμμένειν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="parwqei%3Dsqai">παρωθεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flon">ὅλον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Frgon">ἔργον</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="potamou%3D">ποταμοῦ</w>.
<w lemma="poih%2Fsantes">ποιήσαντες</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="du%2Fo">δύο</w> <w lemma="ple%2Fqra">πλέθρα</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="mh%2Fkei">μήκει</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dn">πᾶν</w> <w lemma="zeu%3Dgma">ζεῦγμα</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="probolh%3Ds">προβολῆς</w>, <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="du%2Fo">δύο</w> <w lemma="pephgui%2Fas">πεπηγυίας</w> <w lemma="sxedi%2Fas">σχεδίας</w> <w lemma="diafero%2Fntws">διαφερόντως</w> [<w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="megi%2Fstas">μεγίστας</w>] <w lemma="prose%2Fbalon">προσέβαλον</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29sxa%2Ftais">ἐσχάταις</w>, <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%28ta%5Cs">αὑτὰς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="biai%2Fws">βιαίως</w> <w lemma="dedeme%2Fnas">δεδεμένας</w>, <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllas">ἄλλας</w> <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Fst%27">ὥστ᾽</w> <w lemma="eu%29diako%2Fpous">εὐδιακόπους</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="desmou%2Fs">δεσμούς</w>. <w lemma="r%28u%2Fmata">ῥύματα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fw">πλείω</w> <w lemma="tau%2Ftais">ταύταις</w> <w lemma="e%29nh%3Dyan">ἐνῆψαν</w>,
<w lemma="oi%28%3Ds">οἷς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fmellon">ἔμελλον</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="le%2Fmboi">λέμβοι</w> <w lemma="r%28umoulkou%3Dntes">ῥυμουλκοῦντες</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29a%2Fsein">ἐάσειν</w> <w lemma="fe%2Fresqai">φέρεσθαι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="potamou%3D">ποταμοῦ</w>, <w lemma="bi%2Fa%7C">βίᾳ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="r%28ou%3Dn">ῥοῦν</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fxontes">κατέχοντες</w> <w lemma="parakomiei%3Dn">παρακομιεῖν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peraiw%2Fsein">περαιώσειν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="qhri%2Fa">θηρία</w>.
<w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="xou%3Dn">χοῦν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fferon">ἔφερον</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fsas">πάσας</w> <w lemma="polu%2Fn">πολύν</w>, <w lemma="e%28%2Fws">ἕως</w> <w lemma="e%29piba%2Fllontes">ἐπιβάλλοντες</w> <w lemma="e%29cwmoi%2Fwsan">ἐξωμοίωσαν</w>, <w lemma="o%28malh%5Cn">ὁμαλὴν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="su%2Fgxroun">σύγχρουν</w> <w lemma="poiou%3Dntes">ποιοῦντες</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="xe%2Frsou">χέρσου</w> <w lemma="ferou%2Fsh%7C">φερούσῃ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="dia%2Fbasin">διάβασιν</w> <w lemma="o%28dw%3D%7C">ὁδῷ</w>.
<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="qhri%2Fwn">θηρίων</w> <w lemma="ei%29qisme%2Fnwn">εἰθισμένων</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29indoi%3Ds">Ἰνδοῖς</w> <w lemma="me%2Fxri">μέχρι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="u%28gro%5Cn">ὑγρὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29ei%5C">ἀεὶ</w> <w lemma="peiqarxei%3Dn">πειθαρχεῖν</w>, <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="u%28%2Fdwr">ὕδωρ</w> <w lemma="e%29mbai%2Fnein">ἐμβαίνειν</w> <w lemma="ou%29damw%3Ds">οὐδαμῶς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="tolmw%2Fntwn">τολμώντων</w>, <w lemma="h%29%3Dgon">ἦγον</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fmatos">χώματος</w> <w lemma="du%2Fo">δύο</w> <w lemma="proqe%2Fmenoi">προθέμενοι</w> <w lemma="qhlei%2Fas">θηλείας</w>, <w lemma="peiqarxou%2Fntwn">πειθαρχούντων</w> <w lemma="au%29tai%3Ds">αὐταῖς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="qhri%2Fwn">θηρίων</w>.
<w lemma="e%29pei%5C">ἐπεὶ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="teleutai%2Fas">τελευταίας</w> <w lemma="e%29pe%2Fsthsan">ἐπέστησαν</w> <w lemma="sxedi%2Fas">σχεδίας</w>, <w lemma="diako%2Fyantes">διακόψαντες</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="desmou%2Fs">δεσμούς</w>, <w lemma="oi%28%3Ds">οἷς</w> <w lemma="prosh%2Frthnto">προσήρτηντο</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllas">ἄλλας</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="le%2Fmbois">λέμβοις</w> <w lemma="e%29pispasa%2Fmenoi">ἐπισπασάμενοι</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="r%28u%2Fmata">ῥύματα</w> <w lemma="taxe%2Fws">ταχέως</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fspasan">ἀπέσπασαν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fmatos">χώματος</w> <w lemma="ta%2F">τά</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="qhri%2Fa">θηρία</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="u%28p%27">ὑπ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="sxedi%2Fas">σχεδίας</w>.
<w lemma="ou%28%3D">οὗ</w> <w lemma="genome%2Fnou">γενομένου</w> <w lemma="diataraxqe%2Fnta">διαταραχθέντα</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="zw%3D%7Ca">ζῷα</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29rxa%5Cs">ἀρχὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29stre%2Ffeto">ἐστρέφετο</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnta">πάντα</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpon">τόπον</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Frma:">ὥρμα·</w> <w lemma="periexo%2Fmena">περιεχόμενα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pantaxo%2Fqen">πανταχόθεν</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="r%28eu%2Fmatos">ῥεύματος</w> <w lemma="a%29pedeili%2Fa">ἀπεδειλία</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fnein">μένειν</w> <w lemma="h%29nagka%2Fzeto">ἠναγκάζετο</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toiou%2Ftw%7C">τοιούτῳ</w> <w lemma="dh%5C">δὴ</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpw%7C">τρόπῳ</w> <w lemma="prosarmozome%2Fnwn">προσαρμοζομένων</w> <w lemma="a%29ei%5C">ἀεὶ</w> <w lemma="sxediw%3Dn">σχεδιῶν</w> <w lemma="duei%3Dn">δυεῖν</w>, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="plei%3Dsta">πλεῖστα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="qhri%2Fwn">θηρίων</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="diekomi%2Fsqh">διεκομίσθη</w>,
<w lemma="tina%5C">τινὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fson">μέσον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="po%2Fron">πόρον</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Frriyen">ἀπέρριψεν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="potamo%5Cn">ποταμὸν</w> <w lemma="au%28ta%5C">αὑτὰ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="fo%2Fbon:">φόβον·</w> <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29indou%5Cs">Ἰνδοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29pole%2Fsqai">ἀπολέσθαι</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbh">συνέβη</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29le%2Ffantas">ἐλέφαντας</w> <w lemma="diaswqh%3Dnai">διασωθῆναι</w>.
<w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fgeqos">μέγεθος</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="proboski%2Fdwn">προβοσκίδων</w> <w lemma="e%29cai%2Frontes">ἐξαίροντες</w> <w lemma="tau%2Ftas">ταύτας</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="u%28gro%5Cn">ὑγρὸν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diapne%2Fontes">διαπνέοντες</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29kfusw%3Dntes">ἐκφυσῶντες</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dn">πᾶν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="parempi%3Dpton">παρεμπῖπτον</w> <w lemma="a%29nte%2Fsxon">ἀντέσχον</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="polu%5C">πολὺ</w> <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="u%28%2Fdatos">ὕδατος</w> <w lemma="o%29rqoi%5C">ὀρθοὶ</w> <w lemma="poiou%2Fmenoi">ποιούμενοι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fan">πορείαν</w>.
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They built a number of very solid rafts and lashing two of these together fixed them very firmly into the bank of the river, their united width being about fifty feet. To these they attached others on the farther side, prolonging the bridge out into the stream. They secured the side of it which faced the current by cables attached to the trees that grew on the bank, so that the whole structure might remain in place and not be shifted by the current. When they had made the whole bridge or pier of rafts about two hundred feet long they attached to the end of it two particularly compact ones, very firmly fastened to each other, but so connected with the rest that the lashings could easily be cut. They attached to these several towing-lines by which boats were to tow them, not allowing them to be carried down stream, but holding them up against the current, and thus were to convey the elephants which would be in them across. After this they piled up a quantity of earth on all the line of rafts, until the whole was on the same level and of the same appearance as the path on shore leading to the crossing. The animals were always accustomed to obey their mahouts up to the water, but would never enter it on any account, and they now drove them along over the earth with two females in front, whom they obediently followed. As soon as they set foot on the last rafts the ropes which held these fast to the others were cut, and the boats pulling taut, the towing-lines rapidly tugged away from the pile of earth the elephants and the rafts on which they stood. Hereupon the animals becoming very alarmed at first turned round and ran about in all directions, but as they were shut in on all sides by the stream they finally grew afraid and were compelled to keep quiet. In this manner, by continuing to attach two rafts to the end of the structure, they managed to get most of them over on these, but some were so frightened that they threw themselves into the river when half-way across. The mahouts of these were all drowned, but the elephants were saved, for owing to the power and length of their trunks they kept them above the water and breathed through them, at the same time spouting out any water that got into their mouths and so held out, most of them passing through the water on their feet.
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