that he was supplied amply and abundantly with everything needed for the task. He brought in seven stenographers to offer him constant assistance and to relieve each other as he dictated almost without stopping;62 he also employed as many copyists in this same task, as well as the same number of girls highly skilled in penmanship. Having supplied from outside in addition everything needed in full abundance, he demanded of him, as a forceful and religious taskmaster, daily work on this project for
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