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ea_fw-la omne_fw-la quae_fw-la velut_fw-la vectes_fw-la aliquid_fw-la sustentant_fw-la aliqui_fw-la rabbini_n ad_fw-la ipsum_fw-la jobum_fw-la referant_fw-la quod_fw-la ipsius_fw-la fulchra_fw-la i._n e._n membra_fw-la brachia_fw-la vires_fw-la robur_fw-la descendent_a vectibus_fw-la sepulchralibus_fw-la descendent_a jun._n mâ—ae_fw-la videbitis_fw-la istas_fw-la expectationes_fw-la quas_fw-la praedicatis_fw-la una_fw-la cum_fw-la corpore_fw-la ferretro_fw-la efferri_fw-la in_o sepulchrum_fw-la jun._n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v i_o myself_o shall_v go_v down_o to_o the_o pit_n or_o grave_a a_o three_o thus_o they_o shall_v descend_v upon_o the_o bar_n of_o the_o grave_a the_o meaning_n be_v you_o shall_v quick_o see_v i_o and_o all_o my_o worldly_a hope_n which_o you_o so_o much_o speak_v of_o put_v together_o in_o a_o coffin_n and_o carry_v out_o upon_o a_o beire_n to_o the_o grave_a for_o burial_n this_o go_v down_o to_o the_o bar_n of_o the_o pit_n according_a to_o our_o read_n 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