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sake_n cedren_n have_v it_o out_o of_o another_o author_n that_o this_o herod_n be_v famous_o know_v by_o the_o name_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o child-slay_a herod_n may_v be_v so_o call_v for_o the_o kill_n of_o his_o own_o son_n but_o i_o wonder_v where_o the_o author_n have_v this_o indeed_o eusebius_n himself_o have_v say_v more_o than_o come_v to_o his_o share_n as_o to_o this_o matter_n even_o he_o also_o accuse_v herod_n of_o this_o horrible_a disease_n and_o charge_v it_o upon_o the_o murder_n of_o the_o child_n but_o which_o be_v the_o sleepiness_n of_o the_o forgery_n he_o quote_v josephus_n for_o it_o too_o our_o own_o elfrick_n the_o abbot_n as_o unadvised_o who_o have_v tell_v the_o story_n close_v it_o up_o with_o this_o rash_a doom_n upon_o herod_n &_o se_fw-la yfela_fw-la cine_v and_o the_o wicked_a king_n die_v miserable_o photius_n have_v deliver_v it_o more_o express_o bad_a and_o to_o not_o since_o of_o traditional_a belief_n i_o know_v there_o be_v 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