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in_o his_o time_n live_v 〈◊〉_d bishop_n of_o 〈◊〉_d who_o 〈◊〉_d twelve_o 〈◊〉_d book_n 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈◊〉_d and_o one_o against_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o long_a 〈◊〉_d he_o 〈◊〉_d at_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d also_o a_o 〈◊〉_d who_o have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d old_a age_n so_o great_a a_o proficient_a in_o those_o art_n which_o most_o require_v the_o assistance_n of_o sight_n particular_o in_o logic_n and_o geometry_n that_o he_o write_v some_o excellent_a treatise_n in_o the_o mathematics_n he_o publish_v also_o commentary_n on_o the_o psalm_n and_o the_o gospel_n of_o matthew_n and_o john_n and_o be_v a_o great_a opposer_n of_o the_o arian_n moreover_o optatus_n 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