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A student just came into the library and asked why there were little
numbers and little letters next to some of the text in her copy of
Republic by Plato. She also wanted to know the proper term for these
markings. 

I told her that my best guess was that they were guide markers from the
original text so that if you were reading discussions or criticism that
you would easily be able to locate the page/paragraph that they were
referencing (similar to the bible). 

Does anyone have a different explanation or know the proper terminology?


Stephanie E. Powell, Media Specialist 
spowell@palmyra.k12.nj.us
Palmyra High School
Palmyra, NJ 08065

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