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The cost of drinking

CIL IV 1679

Invicte Castrese

habeas propiteos

deos tuos tres it-

e(m) et qui leges.

Calos Edone.

Valeat qui legerit

Edone dicit

Assibus hic

bibitur dipundium

si dederis meliora

bibes qua[t]tus

si dederis vina

Falerna bib(es)

Calos Castresi ti(bi)

Unbeaten “ Castrense “, may your three gods be propitious and

so may it be for the reader.
Long live Edonè! Good health to the reader.
Edonè says:

Here you drink for an as, but if you give me two, you will drink better
wines; and if you give me four, I'll have you drink some Falernian.
Long live Castrense!

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