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01 - Chapters 1 & 2: Mark the Mourner and Mar Paulus
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02 - Chapter 3: The Triumph Of A Young Man Who Was An Alexandrian
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03 - Chapters 4-9: The triumphs of an old man, of various disciples and of Peter. Also of Aurelius
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04 - Chapters 10-13: Abba Moses the Indian, abba Pior, Abba Moses the Libyan and a wandering monk
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05 - Chapters 14 &15: Evagrius and Malchus.
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06 - Chapters 16-21: Of two fathers who went naked, another holy man, a solitary monk, a holy virgin and the two young men who were with Macarius.
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07 - Chapters 22-24: Of Abba Bessarion and the wonder things he wrought, and the holy man who possessed nine virtues.
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08 - Chapters 25-27: Of Maria, the history of a certain sage and two brothers in a Persian Monastery.
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09 - Chapters 28 & 29: a certain virgin who grew old in the fear of God and Stephana.
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10 - Chapters 30-36: Of Eucarpus, a certain famous deacon, a certain excellent bishop, a neighbour of Abba Poemen, a brother who denied Christ, an old man in Scete and a harlot whom Serapion converted.
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11 - Chapters 37-42: of the harlot, Abba Apolls, Cosmas, Abba Macarius, a certain old man, and Abba Macarius.
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12 - Chapters 43 & 43: Of Abba Mark the Less and Abba Paule the Simple.