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shalle_v be_v great_a if_o thou_o come_v ageyne_v hither_o of_z i_o shall_v thou_o mow_v have_v great_a avaylle_v for_o thenne_fw-fr i_o shalle_fw-fr go_fw-mi with_o the_o a_o good_a while_n and_o the_o fyssher_n say_v to_o the_o fysshe_n synon_n i_o hold_v the_o now_o thou_o shall_v not_o escape_v from_o i_o for_o great_a folly_n hit_v be_v to_o i_o for_o to_o seek_v the_o here_o another_o time_n for_o man_n ought_v not_o to_o lete_fw-la go_fw-mi that_o of_z what_o they_o be_v sure_a of_o hope_a to_o have_v afterward_o that_o that_o they_o have_v not_o and_o which_o be_v uncertain_a ¶_o the_o xvij_o fable_n be_v of_o phoebus_n of_o the_o auarycious_a and_z of_o the_o envious_a none_o ought_v to_o do_v harm_n 〈◊〉_d damage_n to_o some_o other_o for_o to_o receyve_v or_o do_v his_o own_o damage_n as_o hit_v appear_v by_o this_o fable_n of_o jupiter_n which_o send_v phoebus'_n in_o to_o therâ—â—he_v for_o to_o have_v all_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o thouÈt_n of_o meâ—â—_n ¶_o this_o 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