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vial_n be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o constantine_n the_o great_a about_o 300_o year_n after_o the_o birth_n of_o christ_n when_o the_o body_n of_o the_o church_n which_o former_o have_v be_v a_o separate_a thing_n from_o the_o world_n as_o earth_n from_o sea_n be_v now_o again_o mix_v with_o the_o people_n of_o the_o world_n as_o the_o earth_n which_o be_v again_o swallow_v up_o of_o the_o sea_n for_o then_o this_o sea_n by_o the_o pour_v out_o of_o the_o 2_o vial_n be_v make_v as_o the_o blood_n of_o a_o dead_a man_n and_o every_o soul_n which_o live_v in_o that_o sea_n die_v by_o that_o plague_n ch_n 16.3_o the_o 3_o vial_n be_v pour_v out_o about_o the_o 600_o year_n after_o christ_n birth_n in_o the_o time_n of_o boniface_n the_o 3._o who_o be_v by_o the_o emperor_n phocas_n declare_v head_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n for_o then_o the_o river_n and_o fountain_n of_o water_n be_v turn_v into_o blood_n i._n e._n those_o spiritual_a order_n of_o eremite_n monk_n and_o the_o like_a 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