of a fifth and a quarter of a quarter of a fifth. This would be deducted from the one hundred and forty-five and two and a half eighths that each had paid, leaving each having paid one hundred and eighteen and three-fifths and three-quarters of a fifth—the same as he had paid. For he would have paid them one hundred and six and one-fifth and a quarter of a fifth, having already paid twelve and a half to the fourth man, as we have explained. The total would therefore be one hundred and eighteen and three-fifths and three-quarters of a fifth, the same as each of them had paid.

If, however, they encountered him separately, one after another, each would recover from him what he had paid under his guarantee towards that man’s own share, together with half of what he had paid on behalf of his absent fellow purchaser, since he shared the guarantee with him for that amount. This would be after deducting what that man had likewise paid under his guarantee, as we explained earlier. When the four of them subsequently meet, they would recover the appropriate amounts from one another until they had borne equal amounts, just as if all four had encountered him. They would recover the appropriate amounts from one another until they had borne equal amounts, just as if all four had encountered him together, as we have explained.

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If the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth men together encounter the sixth—after their payments have been equalized, with each having paid one hundred and eighteen and three-fifths and three-quarters of a fifth, as we have described—and the fifth man had previously recovered six and a quarter from him, they would recover ninety-three and three-quarters from him. They would divide this equally among the five of them, each receiving eighteen and three-fifths and three-quarters of a fifth. Each had previously paid one hundred and eighteen and three-fifths and three-quarters of a fifth. Thus each would have paid one hundred apiece, as required of them towards the original debt.

The sixth man had also previously paid six and a quarter to the fifth. Together with the ninety-three and three-quarters that he would now pay to all of them, this would amount to one hundred, as required of him towards the original debt. They would thus all have borne equal amounts.

If, however, they encountered him separately, one after another, each would recover from him what he had paid on his behalf towards the original debt, together with half of what he had paid on his behalf under the guarantee. Then, when they meet