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sam._n 2._o 13._o in_o the_o plague_n at_o london_n there_o die_v some_o week_n almost_o 2000_o a_o week_n in_o 92._o but_o in_o 1603._o there_o die_v 3300._o in_o a_o week_n at_o stirbridg_n fair_a