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Book I Chapter 25 · I.25.9.9–I.25.9.10
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p. 6109 (5) ⟨Ἀράτου Φαινομένων⟩ · 880-886
9 (5) ⟨Ἀράτου Φαινομένων⟩ · 887-891
Stobaeus, Volume I: Book I Chapter 25
p. 6119 ⟨Aratus, Phaenomena⟩: 880-886
Watch as he rises or just as he sets, whether any of the clouds called parhelia ⟨beside him⟩ redden to the south or north, or on both sides. Do not keep a careless watch on this sign: for when those clouds on either side together hold the sun between them, close to Ocean, the storm coming from Zeus does not delay.787
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If just one to the north turns crimson, it may bring northern gusts; a southern one, winds from the south, or perhaps the drops of rain come hurrying on. Put still greater trust in these signs at evening: from the west their message is always steady and consistent.788
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