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The flute is played behind the scene, imitating the song of the nightingale.

Pisthetaerus
Oh! by Zeus! what a throat that little bird possesses. He has filled the whole thicket with honey-sweet melody!

Euelpides
[225] Hush!

Pisthetaerus
What's the matter?

Euelpides
Be still!

Pisthetaerus
What for?

Euelpides
Epops is going to sing again.

Aristophanes. Birds. The Complete Greek Drama, vol. 2. Eugene O'Neill, Jr. New York. Random House. 1938.

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