⁴⁹ or an uncle or a cousin or another close relative may buy them back; or if they themselves earn enough, they may buy their own freedom. ⁵⁰ They must consult the one who bought them, and they must count the years from the time they sold themselves until the next Year of Restoration and must set the price for their release on the basis of the wages paid hired workers. ^51-52 They must refund a part of the purchase price according to the number of years left,