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mori_fw-la alterum_fw-la ut_fw-la posset_n etc._n etc._n seneca_n epist_n 24._o sic_fw-la long_fw-mi virtute_fw-la fuit_fw-la mens_fw-la sancta_fw-la catonis_fw-la purgata_fw-la atque_fw-la illi_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la immortalis_fw-la honorem_fw-la jam_fw-la contemplanti_fw-la divini_fw-la fata_fw-la platonis_fw-la phaedonem_fw-la tradunt_fw-la cum_fw-la laetus_fw-la talia_fw-la fatur_fw-la salve_fw-la sancte_fw-la libre_fw-la superis_fw-la demisse_fw-la catoni_fw-la dirige_fw-la tu_fw-la cursum_fw-la vitaeque_fw-la extrema_fw-la meantis_fw-la instrue_n non_fw-la alium_fw-la moriturus_fw-la quaero_fw-la magistrum_fw-la nec_fw-la restare_fw-la alius_fw-la voluerunt_fw-la numina_fw-la curas_fw-la etc._n etc._n tho._n maius_n in_o supplemento_fw-la lucani_n lib._n 4._o quid_fw-la ambraciotes_n ille_fw-la cleombrotus_n videlicet_fw-la qui_fw-la cum_fw-la platonis_fw-la illum_fw-la phaedonem_fw-la perlegasset_fw-la praecipitem_fw-la se_fw-la dedit_fw-la nullam_fw-la aliam_fw-la ob_fw-la 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