τὸ δ' ἐξαίφνης τὸ ἐν ἀναισθήτῳ χρόνῳ διὰ μικρότητα ἐκστάν → suddenly refers to what has departed from its former condition in a time imperceptible because of its smallness
Σκοτοῦσσα: ἡ Скотусса (город в южн. Пеласгиотиде - Фессалия) Plut.