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Waveform Audio File Format  |  1997-10-17  |  393.1 KB  |  1 channel  |  22,050 sample rate  |  36 seconds
Transcription: The message was brought to King Darius that Sardis had been captured and burnt by the Ionians and Athenians. They say that when Darius learnt these things he was not interested in the Ionians. He did though ask just who these Athenians might be and when he found out he asked for his bow. He drew an arrow and shot it into the air and as he shot he said, O Zeus, may it be possible for me to punish the Athenians. So saying, he commanded one of his servants to say three times whenever serving dinner, Master, remember the Athenians.