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full_a of_o river_n and_o water_n 179.10_o china_n subject_a to_o yearly_a tempest_n of_o wind_n 197.50_o have_v thirteen_o shire_n 199.1_o the_o kingdom_n be_v five_o month_n post_v over_o 199.10_o street_n lurge_v and_o straight_o 200.1_o the_o government_n by_o officer_n 183_o &_o 200._o opinion_n of_o the_o soul_n depart_v and_o of_o reward_n after_o death_n 201.50_o their_o law_n 203.10_o execution_n of_o justice_n 203.30_o curious_a of_o news_n and_o novelty_n 204.40_o china_n infinite_o people_v 266.60_o &_o 267_o 10._o have_v diverse_a silver_n mynes_n how_o such_o a_o world_n of_o people_n be_v maintain_v 270.10_o yield_v two_o or_o three_o harvest_n in_o a_o year_n 270_o 40._o &_o 365._o reason_n of_o the_o great_a trade_n 271.20_o the_o admirable_a place_n in_o the_o world_n 271.40_o the_o distance_n of_o the_o town_n 294.60_o wonderful_o till_v ibid._n the_o highway_n broad_a there_o 295.20_o castle_n none_o in_o china_n 295.40_o their_o house_n but_o low_a and_o why_o ibid._n earthquake_n frequent_a ibid._n the_o cheapâ—sse_n in_o china_n 302.60_o how_o far_o from_o the_o philippinaes_n 308.40_o it_o be_v cathay_n 342.314_o 40._o they_o differ_v only_o in_o name_n 314_o 50.315.10_o it_o be_v great_a catay_n 404_o he_o that_o stay_v there_o nine_o year_n may_v not_o return_v to_o his_o country_n 315.10_o the_o least_o mother_n city_n in_o china_n big_a than_o lisbon_n 319_o 40._o the_o province_n have_v peculiar_a language_n 320.20_o they_o mourn_v three_o year_n for_o their_o dead_a 327.40_o their_o highway_n much_o travel_v 330_o 60._o their_o travel_n by_o litter_n on_o man_n shoulder_n very_o cheap_a 330._o and_o so_o for_o boat_n hire_v 331.39_o commodity_n of_o their_o river_n 336.20_o heat_n and_o cold_a much_o there_o 341_o 30_o greatness_n of_o one_o of_o the_o 15._o province_n 342.30_o their_o north_n part_v best_a 344_o china_n four_o square_a 360.50_o the_o true_a situation_n and_o quantity_n ibid._n the_o exact_a description_n of_o it_o 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