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  1. Syra

    Ego tabulam portō. Tū frūmentum spectās, Quīnte?

    I am carrying the tablet. Are you looking at the grain, Quintus?

  2. Quīntus Vibius

    Saccōs spectō. Saccī frūmentum portant.

    I am looking at the sacks. The sacks contain grain.

  3. Syra

    Numerā saccōs! Ego numerum in tabulā notō.

    Count the sacks! I write down the total on the tablet.

  4. Quīntus Vibius

    Saccōs numerō. Unum, duōs, trēs...

    I am counting the sacks. One, two, three...

  5. Syra

    Bene! Spectā saccōs!

    Good! Look at the sacks!

  6. Quīntus Vibius

    Saccōs spectō, sed signa obscūra sunt. Saccī ad mūrum cadunt.

    I am looking at the sacks, but the marks are unclear. The sacks fall against the wall.

  7. Syra

    Spectā signa rūrsus!

    Look at the marks again!

  8. Quīntus Vibius

    Saccōs gravēs portāmus. Nunc signa spectō!

    We are carrying heavy sacks. Now I am looking at the marks!

  9. Syra

    Vocā numerum! Ego in tabulā notō.

    Call out the number! I am writing it down on the tablet.

  10. Quīntus Vibius

    Signum spectō. Frūmentum Aegyptium est!

    I am looking at the mark. It is Egyptian grain!

  11. Syra

    Spectā signa! Nōs frūmentum probāmus.

    Look at the marks! We are inspecting the grain.

  12. Quīntus Vibius

    Decem saccōs numerō.

    I count ten sacks.

  13. Syra

    Ego quoque decem saccōs in tabulā numerō.

    I also count ten sacks on the tablet.

  14. Quīntus Vibius

    Nōs frūmentum rēctē numerāmus.

    We are counting the grain correctly.

  15. Syra

    Spectā tabulam! Numerus cōnstat.

    Look at the tablet! The number tallies.

  16. Quīntus Vibius

    Tabulam spectō. Annōna Rōmae tūta est!

    I am looking at the tablet. Rome's grain supply is secure!

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