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21._o for_o salocy_n read_v saucy_a p._n 124._o l._n 25._o after_o want_n add_v be_v such_o p._n 134._o l._n 32._o for_o meeting_n read_v melt_n p._n 158._o l._n 1._o deal_n a_o p._n 161._o l._n 28._o for_o of_o read_z as_o be_v p._n 168._o marg._n for_o illi_fw-la read_v illis_fw-la p._n 182._o l._n 26._o for_o to_o read_v too_o p._n 194._o l._n 13._o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n l._n 16._o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 202._o l._n 5._o for_o sanesti_fw-la read_v sanasti_fw-la p._n 225._o marg._n for_o affectionibus_fw-la read_v afflictionibus_fw-la p._n 250._o l._n 11._o for_o for_o read_z or_o p._n 269._o l._n 23._o after_o to_o add_v do_v p._n 299._o l._n 20_o 21._o deal_n rather_o
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