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τοῦτον τὸν λόγον. The argument seems to be; Egypt is enclosed by the Nile, therefore the Nile cannot be the boundary of Asia and Libya, as this would leave Egypt unaccounted for.

τῇ Λιβύῃ: the dative is curious. Cf. a similar use of χωρίζω in iv. 28. 2.

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