Parleying

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Parley \Par"ley\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Parleyed}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Parleying}.]
     To speak with another; to confer on some point of mutual
     concern; to discuss orally; hence, specifically, to confer
     orally with an enemy; to treat with him by words, as on an
     exchange of prisoners, an armistice, or terms of peace.


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           They are at hand,
           To parley or to fight; therefore prepare. --Shak.
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