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8._o 353_o 4_o 7._o 399._o 401_o 5._o 413_o 5_o 7._o 420._o 437_o 8_o 9_o 481_o 7_o 8._o 490_o 3_o to_o 9_o 540_o 7._o westerly-wind_n season_n in_o the_o w._n indies_n d._n vv._n 17_o 8_o 9_o 101_o 2._o o._n 38_o 9_o 44._o dubious_a irregular_a stormy_a etc._n etc._n 405_o 6._o 413_o 4_o 5._o 437._o 448._o 451_o 3._o 458_o 9_o 461_o 2._o 472_o 3_o 5._o 504._o s._n 4._o 36._o 155_o 7._o 159._o 170_o 7._o c._n 22_o 8_o 9_o 36_o 8._o 129._o counter_a wind_n o._n 351._o north_n their_o season_n c._n 21_o 9_o 39_o 41_o 8._o see_v north_n season_n storm_n breeze_n sea_n and_o land_n d._n profess_o vv._n 26_o to_o 42._o vv._n 5._o 8._o 18_o 9_o 20_o 4_o 5_o 7._o 50_o 8._o 102_o 3._o o._n 2._o 6._o 119._o 130_o 8._o 186._o 201_o 9_o 218._o 240_o 6_o 7._o 251_o 2_o 7._o 262_o 7._o 274._o 280._o 321._o 348._o 450_o 1._o 502._o 548._o s._n 12._o 32._o 106._o 149._o 156._o 170_o 1_o 7._o 180._o c._n 22._o 30_o 1_o 7._o 55._o sea-wind_n warm_a o._n 529._o 530._o land-wind_n cold_a ib._n vv._n 41_o 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