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and_o unprofitable_a charge_n bestow_v among_o some_o christian_n egyptij_fw-la condiebant_fw-la persae_n cera_fw-la circum_fw-la linitos_fw-la condebant_fw-la mortuos_fw-la eosque_fw-la domi_fw-la seruabant_fw-la ut_fw-la quam_fw-la maxim_n permanerent_fw-la diuturna_fw-la corpora_fw-la magorun_n mos_fw-la erat_fw-la non_fw-la humare_fw-la corpora_fw-la nisi_fw-la a_o feris_fw-la antea_fw-la fuissentlaniata_fw-la messagetae_n cognatos_fw-la &_o propinquos_fw-la mortuos_fw-la devorant_fw-la ducentes_fw-la honestius_fw-la ac_fw-la rectius_fw-la a_o se_fw-la quam_fw-la a_o vermibus_fw-la commedantur_fw-la i_o leave_v the_o funeral_n fire_v wherein_o ancient_o promort_a sepulturae_fw-la pompa_n magis_fw-la est_fw-la solarium_fw-la vinoquam_fw-la mortuorum_fw-la praesidium_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr cura_fw-la promort_a and_o yet_o the_o body_n of_o the_o dead_a have_v be_v and_o be_v consume_v to_o ash_n neither_o will_v i_o speak_v of_o the_o precious_a jewel_n rich_a clothes_n gold_z 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