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has been born, the remedy for the sorrow of Adam. Hail, paradise, a place more blessed than Eden, where every plant of virtue has blossomed, and in which the tree of life has been revealed; by partaking of which we return to the ancient way of life, the flaming sword turning its back, as it is written. Hail, city, the resounding praise of the great king, to speak in the manner of David, 96.697, in which the kingdoms of heaven have been opened, and the earth-born, being enrolled as citizens, rejoice; whose narratives are excellent and wonderful for all tongues and minds, in Christ Jesus who through you is merciful to me, for those things in which I, the wretched and irrational one, have transgressed, extolling your countless praises for to him is due all glory, honor, and worship, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

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γεγέννηται, τῆς Ἀδαμιαίας λύπης τὸ ἰατρεῖον. Χαῖρε, παράδεισε, τῆς Ἐδὲμ χωρίον μακαριώτερον, οὗ φυτὸν ἀρετῆς ἅπαν ἀνατέθηλε, καὶ ἐφ' ᾧ ξύλον τῆς ζωῆς πεφανέρωται· οὗ τῇ μεθέξει εἰς τὴν ἀρχαίαν δίαιταν ἀνατρέχομεν, τῆς φλογίνης ῥομφαίας νῶτα διδούσης, ὡς γέγραπται. Χαῖρε, πόλις, τὸ τοῦ μεγάλου βασιλέως, ∆αβιτικῶς εἰπεῖν, 96.697 περιήχημα, ἐν ᾖ τὰ βασίλεια τῶν οὐρανῶν ἀνέῳκται, καὶ γηγενεῖς πολιτογραφούμενοι γήθουσιν· ἧς ἐξαίσια καὶ τεθαυμασμένα πάσαις γλώσσαις τε καὶ διανοίαις τὰ διηγήματα, ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ τῷ διὰ σοῦ ἱλεουμένῳ μοι, ἐφ' οἷς ὤφλησα ὁ οἰκτρὸς καὶ ἄλογος, ἐκθειάζων τὰς ἀπείρους αἰνέσεις σου ὅτι αὐτῷ πρέπει πᾶσα δόξα, τιμὴ καὶ προσκύνησις, σὺν τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀμήν.