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ελθετε, ας σοφισθωμεν κατ' αυτων, δια να μη πολλαπλασιασθωσι, και αν συμβη πολεμος ενωθωσι και ουτοι μετα των εχθρων ημων και πολεμησωσιν ημας και αναχωρησωσιν εκ του τοπου.
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Arcana Coelestia # 6680
6680. 'And they kept the boys alive' means that the truths, being the truths of good, were preserved. This is clear from the meaning of 'keeping alive' as preserving; and from the meaning of the sons, who are called 'the boys' here, as truths, dealt with above in 6676. The sons are called 'the boys' here because the good of innocence is meant by 'boys', 430, 2782, 5236, and therefore 'the boys' here are truths which are the truths of good.
