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una_fw-la cum_fw-la eo_fw-la ederet_fw-la peregrinus_fw-la quo_fw-la resutante_fw-la christianumque_fw-la se_fw-la profitente_fw-la propterea_fw-la magis_fw-la inquit_fw-la resutare_fw-la non_fw-la debes_fw-la omnia_fw-la enim_fw-la munda_fw-la mundis_fw-la sicut_fw-la sermo_fw-la divinus_fw-la edocuit_fw-la a_o certain_a friend_n of_o s._n spiridion_n come_v to_o he_o in_o time_n of_o lent_n at_o what_o time_n he_o with_o his_o family_n be_v wont_a to_o continue_v their_o fast_a and_o to_o eat_v at_o a_o day_n appoint_v absteyn_v all_o the_o mean_a day_n from_o the_o first_o day_n of_o their_o fast_a to_o the_o last_o not_o eat_v any_o meat_n at_o all_o church_n he_o therefore_o perceive_v the_o stranger_n to_o be_v very_o weary_a will_v his_o daughter_n to_o wash_v his_o foot_n and_o to_o set_v meat_n on_o the_o table_n and_o when_o the_o virgin_n answer_v that_o they_o want_v both_o breed_v and_o meal_n which_o thing_n they_o use_v not_o to_o keep_v in_o time_n of_o their_o fast_a 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itinere_fw-la longinquo_fw-la venit_fw-la et_fw-la quidem_fw-la eo_fw-la tempore_fw-la quo_fw-la ipse_fw-la ieiunaret_fw-la certis_fw-la enim_fw-la quibusdam_fw-la diebus_fw-la a_o cibo_fw-la omni_fw-la abstinens_fw-la postea_fw-la vescebatur_fw-la a_o ceraine_a friend_n come_v from_o far_o even_o at_o that_o time_n when_o he_o keep_v this_o fast_a for_o he_o absteyn_v some_o certain_a day_n from_o all_o manner_n of_o meat_n and_o after_o his_o fast_a do_v eat_v thus_o write_v cassiodorus_n thus_o nicephorus_n out_o of_o who_o narration_n i_o observe_v these_o very_a memorable_a instruction_n first_o that_o after_o these_o grave_a historiographer_n have_v make_v mention_n of_o lent-fast_a ridiculous_a they_o by_o and_o by_o add_v these_o word_n at_o which_o time_n s._n spiridion_n custom_n be_v to_o fast._n whereby_o they_o give_v we_o to_o understand_v that_o he_o fast_v of_o his_o own_o free_a accord_n not_o by_o compulsion_n of_o any_o settle_a law_n for_o if_o lent-fast_a have_v 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