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diaâ—o_o de_fw-fr diano_n â—_o 24._o o._n n._n p._n 13._o o_o n._n from_o sect_n 32._o to_o sect_n 40._o aug._n â—_o fortunat_fw-la tom._n 6._o confess_v l._n 7._o c._n 2._o c._n 1._o l._n â—_o c._n 4._o l._n 10._o c_o 40._o l._n 7._o c._n 10._o l._n 9_o c._n 10._o de_fw-fr quantit_fw-fr anim_fw-la c._n 33._o de_fw-fr mâ—rib_n eccles_n cathol_n c._n 31._o c._n 32._o joh._n boâ—a_o de_fw-fr discreet_a spirituum_fw-la c._n 14._o n._n 4._o lut._n paris_n 1673._o paul_n zacch_n quaest._n medico-legal_a l._n 4._o tit_n 1._o q._n 6._o n._n 4._o plato_n in_o coâ—viv_n in_o orat_fw-la alâ—ibiadis_n p._n 220._o ed._n serâ—_n a._n gâ—ll._n noct._n attâ—_n 1._o c._n 1._o cajâ—_n t._n iâ—â—_n 2._o 7._o 175._o aâ—t_n 1._o proâ—lâ—â—_n c._n 30._o bâ—rniers_fw-fr memoires_n par_fw-fr 2_o p._n 136_o 〈…〉_z c._n 4._o 2._o 2._o q._n 175._o art_n 1._o corp_n art_n card._n bona_n de_fw-fr dâ—ser_fw-fr spirit_n c._n 14._o n._n 5._o joh._n à _fw-la jesu_fw-la maria_fw-la theolog_fw-la myst._n c._n 8._o cajet_fw-fr in_o 1._o 2._o q._n 17._o art_n 7._o sanct._n sophia_n tr_fw-la 3._o sect_n 4._o c._n 3._o n._n 11._o fortunat._n sâ—acch_n de_fw-mi not_o &_o sign_n sanct._n sect_n 8._o c._n 3._o 〈…〉_z sanct_n soph._n â—_o 19_o boâ—a_o ib._n p._n 250._o caset_n â—_o 12_o 2._o q._n 173._o art_n 3._o 〈…〉_z carol_n clâ—_n not_o in_o gaâ—â—_n ab_fw-la 〈◊〉_d c._n 3._o paul_n zacâ—h_o quâ—st_a medico_n lâ—g_v l._n 4._o 〈◊〉_d 1_o qu._n 7._o paâ—l_n zacch_n l._n 4._o tâ—t_n 1._o q._n 6._o n._n 33._o bona_fw-la the_o discreet_a spirit_n c._n 20._o p._n 411._o scacch_n p._n 612._o saâ—cta_fw-la sophia_n tr._n 3._o sect_n 3._o c._n 6._o n._n 22._o bona_fw-la ib._n &_o p._n 415._o saâ—cta_fw-la sophia_n tr._n 3._o sect_n 4._o c._n 3._o n._n 10._o 14._o joh._n à _fw-fr
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