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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aristoph_n equites_fw-la equites_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d livy_n l._n 7._o l._n 6._o epist._n epist._n tâ—…rtull_n de_fw-fr idol_n idol_n c._n 3._o l._n 8._o 8._o l._n de_fw-fr spec._n spec._n epist_n 202_o nectar_n nectar_n l._n de_fw-fr spect._n spect._n clâ—…m_fw-la strom._n strom._n in_o ruf._n ruf._n in_o ruf._n ruf._n conc._n 4._o can._n 16._o 16._o conc._n 4._o can._n 16._o 16._o 〈◊〉_d hisâ—…_n ecclâ—…s_n l._n 5._o c._n 17._o 17._o dis._n 5._o §_o 1._o 1._o epiâ—…t_fw-la obsc._n obsc._n l._n poetic_a c._n 6._o 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hiâ—…_n hareâ—…_n hareâ—…_n lib_fw-la 6_o inst._n diu._n diu._n l._n common_a diâ—…l_n â—…_n â—…_n l_o of_o lâ—…ws_n dial._n 12._o 12._o commonw_n ut_fw-la supra_fw-la supra_fw-la il_fw-fr â—…_n â—…_n il_fw-fr 3._o 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d il._n 2._o 2._o il._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d il._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d il._n â—…_n â—…_n pâ—…ica_fw-la 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