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the_o same_o solennyte_n of_o Èestir_v yn_v the_o which_o hour_n blessyd_v lord_n and_o savyur_n thesus_fw-la criste_fw-fr roso_fw-la uppe_o visible_o and_o bode_v lie_v fro_o dethe_v on_o to_o life_n to_o home_n with_o the_o fadyr_n and_o the_o holy_a gooste_n be_v now_o and_o evermore_o everlasting_a joy_n and_o bliss_n amen_o