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Paul of Aegina

Ok kiddo, let me explain who Paul of Aegina was!

Paul of Aegina was a really smart doctor who lived a long time ago, around 600 AD. He was from a place called Aegina, which is an island in Greece.

Now, Paul was very special because he knew a lot about medicine and surgery. In fact, he wrote a really big book about it! This book had hundreds of pages and explained everything from how to treat common illnesses to how to perform surgeries on people who were really sick or hurt.

Paul's book was so important that many doctors and students read it for many years after he died. They learned a lot from him and even used some of his methods to help heal their own patients.

So, that's who Paul of Aegina was - a really smart doctor who helped a lot of people with his book!