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part_v 1._o p._n 67._o the_o celestial_a house_n part_v 1._o p._n 80._o horoscope_n part_v 1._o p._n 105._o hour_n various_a part_v 1._o p._n 106._o l._n twelve_o lot_n of_o the_o twelve_o sign_n part_v 1._o p._n 99_o leo_n influence_n part_v 2._o p._n 11._o et_fw-la 26._o libra_n influence_n part_v 2._o p._n 13._o et_fw-la 26._o leo_n influence_n when_o join_v with_o other_o constellation_n part_v 2._o p._n 63._o libra_n influence_n when_o join_v with_o other_o constellation_n part_v 2._o p._n 66._o m._n meridian_n part_n 1._o p._n 26._o milky_a way_n part_v 1._o p._n 27._o various_a opinion_n about_o the_o milky_a way_n part_v 1._o pag._n 29._o meteor_n part_v 1._o p._n 32._o the_o several_a magnitude_n of_o the_o star_n p._n 2._o p._n 82._o n._n night_n birth_n part_v 1._o p._n 104._o p._n southern_a pole_n like_o the_o northern_a part_v 1._o pag._n 19_o providence_n assert_v against_o epicurus_n part_v 1._o pag._n 21._o planet_n part_v 1._o pag._n 32._o pisces_n influence_n part_v 2._o p._n 15._o &_o 27._o pisces_fw-la influence_n join_v with_o other_o constellation_n part_v 2._o pag._n 76._o q._n quadrates_n part_v 1._o pag._n 61._o s._n soul_n of_o the_o world_n part_v 1._o p._n 12._o &_o 51._o the_o several_a kind_n or_o sort_n of_o sign_n part_v 1._o p._n 55._o sextiles_fw-la part_n 1._o p._n 63._o stadia_fw-la part_n 1._o p._n 108_o the_o several_a position_n of_o the_o sphere_n part_v 1._o p._n 110._o scorpio_n influence_n part_v 2._o p._n 13._o et_fw-la 26._o sagittarius_fw-la influence_n part_v 2._o p._n 14._o et_fw-la 27._o sagittarius_fw-la influence_n when_v join_v with_o other_o constellation_n part_v 2._o p._n 69._o scorpio_n influence_n when_o join_v with_o other_o constellation_n part_v 2._o p._n 68_o t._n trine_n part_v 1._o p._n 60._o taurus_n influence_n part_v 2._o p_o 10._o et_fw-la 25._o ten_o or_o lord_n of_o the_o sign_n part_v 2._o p._n 16._o the_o influence_n of_o taurus_n join_v with_o other_o constellation_n part_v 2._o p._n 60._o v._o virgo_n influence_n part_v 2._o p._n 12._o et_fw-la 26._o virgo_n influence_n when_o join_v with_o other_o constellation_n part_v 2._o p._n 65._o w._n different_a opinion_n about_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o world_n part_v 1._o p._n 7._o the_o order_n of_o the_o world_n part_v 1._o p._n 8._o the_o bigness_n of_o the_o world_n part_v 1._o p._n 23._o the_o world_n animate_v part_v 1._o p._n 51._o wind_n cardinal_n and_o collateral_a part_n 2._o p._n 28._o z._n sign_n of_o the_o zodiac_n part_v 1._o p._n 13._o zodiac_n part_v 1._o p._n 27._o errata_fw-la part_n i._n pag._n 5._o lin_v 7._o read_v look_v pag._n 12._o l._n 2._o r._n foot_n p._n 15._o l._n 27._o r._n stretch_v p._n 16._o l._n 33._o r._n the_o tempest_n p._n 19_o l._n 15._o r._n their_o starry_a p._n 24_o l._n 15._o r._n light_n l._n 18._o r._n summer_n solstice_n l._n 22._o r._n see_v p._n 46._o l._n 19_o r._n fayus_n p._n 47._o last_o line_n r._n world_n p._n 49._o l._n 6._o r._n preside_v p._n 51._o l._n 22._o r._n pearl_n p._n 53._o l._n 2._o r._n draw_v p._n 59_o l._n 13._o r._n cretan_a p._n 65._o l._n 31._o r._n time_n p._n 66._o l._n 17._o r._n to_o more_o p._n 70._o l._n 16._o r._n then_o p._n 75._o l._n 26._o r._n which_o and_o mark_n p._n 76._o l._n 21._o r._n which_o p._n 77._o l._n 10._o r._n twelve_o p._n 82._o l._n 32._o r._n point_n p._n 83._o l._n 6._o r._n influence_n p._n 84._o l._n 6._o read_v typheous_n l._n 16._o r._n it_o be_v p._n 86._o l._n 17._o r._n the._n p._n 97._o l._n 9_o r._n sell_v p._n 100_o l._n 27._o r._n speed_v p._n 104._o l._n 4._o r._n unfold_v p._n 107._o l._n 23._o r._n carr._n p._n 109._o l._n 8._o r._n do_v equal_a p._n 110._o l._n 26._o r._n site_n p._n 114._o in_o the_o margin_n blot_v out_o the_o trine_n l._n 24._o r._n regular_o p._n 116._o l._n 13._o r._n long_a p._n 119._o l._n 15._o r._n she_o p._n 121._o l._n 28._o r._n fail_v p._n 124._o l._n 8._o r._n be_v part_n ii_o pag._n 4._o lin_v 24._o read_v marius_n p._n 8._o l._n 10._o r._n enlarge_v 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