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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	air_n	heaven_n	sea_n	3,319	5	6.0955	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07329	The tragedy of Antigone, the Theban princesse. Written by T.M.	May, Thomas, 1595-1650.	1631 (1631)	STC 17716; ESTC S122116	25,669	72

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