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tab._n 6._o fig._n 2._o ½_o brac._n tab._n 6._o fig._n 3._o â…“_n di_fw-it brac._n â…”_n di_fw-it br._n tab._n 7._o fig._n 1._o tab._n 7._o fig._n 2._o tab._n 7._o fig._n 3._o tab._n 8._o fig._n 1._o astr_n opt._n tab._n 8._o fig._n 2._o tab._n 8._o fig._n 3._o tab._n 9_o fig._n 1._o tab._n 9_o fig._n 2._o tab._n 9_o fig._n 3._o 2_o brac._n tab._n 9_o fig._n 4._o pastiglia_fw-it nera_fw-mi â…“_n di_fw-mi brac._n 2_o brac._n lucertole_n mignatte_n fig._n 6._o tab._n 9_o fig._n 4._o tab._n 10._o fig._n 7._o fig._n 8._o tab._n 10._o fig._n 9_o tab._n 9_o fig._n 4._o tab._n 11._o fig._n 1._o tab._n 10._o fig._n 1._o tab._n 11._o fig._n 1._o tab._n 10._o fig._n 1._o tab._n 11._o fig._n 1._o tab._n 11._o fig._n 3._o tab._n 11._o fig._n 4._o 2_o brac._n ½_o di_fw-it br._n 1_o brac._n ¼_n mignatta_n lumaca_n grilli_n farfalla_n moscone_n lucertola_fw-la uccelletto_fw-it calderugio_n allodola_n passera_fw-fr 1_o brac._n ¼_n granchio_n tenero_fw-la ranocchio_n granchio_n duro_fw-la ranocchio_n pescettâ—_n barbio_n anguilla_n barbio_n 1_o brac._n ½_o tab._n 11._o fig._n 6._o tab._n 11._o fig._n 7._o lasca_n tab._n 11._o fig._n 8._o lasca_n â—_o br._n 2_o 4_o job_n 38._o ver_fw-la 22._o tab._n 12._o fig._n 1._o tab._n 12._o fig._n 2._o 1_o piastra_n tab._n 12._o fig._n 5._o &_o 6._o fig._n 5._o fig._n 6._o ottone_v 2_o piastre_n tab._n 13._o fig._n 1._o tab._n 13._o fig._n 2._o ottone_v ottone_v tab._n 13_o fig._n 4._o â…›_n di_fw-mi brac._n 1_o brac._n ½_o tab._n 41._o fig._n 1._o tab._n 14._o fig._n 2._o 2_o brac._n stato_fw-it naturale_fw-la salto_fw-la dell_fw-it immersione_n abbassamento_fw-la quiet_n sollevamento_fw-la salto_fw-la dell_fw-it agghiacciamento_n tab._n 14._o fig._n 3._o acqua_fw-la di_fw-it fiori_fw-it di_fw-it mortella_n acqua_fw-la rosa_fw-la acqua_fw-la di_fw-it fiori_fw-it di_fw-it aranci_n aqua_fw-la di_fw-it fravole_fw-it acqua_fw-la di_fw-it cannella_n acqua_fw-la di_fw-it neve_n strutta_n acqua_fw-la della_fw-it ficoncella_n vini_n rosso_n di_fw-fr 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di_fw-it zolfo_n estratt_n dorina_fw-la di_fw-it cavallo_n sp._n di_fw-mi cedrato_fw-mi starna_n pag._n 43._o edit_fw-la lugd._n 1638._o acquarzente_fw-la pastiglia_fw-it balsamo_n bianco_n etc._n etc._n
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