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the_o disposition_n custom_n etc._n etc._n of_o their_o inhabitant_n inhabitant_n blandium_fw-la a_o old_a drink_n make_v of_o whey_n clarify_v with_o herb_n herb_n heath_n itâ—_n nature_n nature_n isle_n of_o man_n call_v mana_n eubonia_fw-la mevania_n manim_fw-la manim_fw-la sodora_n in_o man_n once_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o islandâ—_n see_n see_n ailze_n ailze_n abound_v with_o soland_n gâ—ese_n gâ—ese_n or_o arran_n arran_n lamlach_n lamlach_n flada_fw-la flada_fw-la boot_n isle_n isle_n rothsey_n castle_n castle_n keame_n castle_n castle_n mernoch_n mernoch_n cumbras_fw-la two_n two_n sanda_n sanda_n rahglin_n near_o ireland_n ireland_n cara._n cara._n gaga_n gaga_n jura_n a_o large_a island_n former_o call_v dera_n and_o why_o why_o scarba_n scarba_n many_o lesser_a islandâ—_n 〈◊〉_d their_o nameâ—_n nameâ—_n garvillan_n vskâ—a_o garvillan_n more_n and_o garvillan_n â—eg_v â—eg_v sleach_n sleach_n tyan_n tyan_n once_o the_o bishop_n of_o argyle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d yla_n a_o large_a 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glass_n beg._n beg._n ardan_n rider_n rider_n island_n more_o more_o rum_n rum_n naich_n naich_n muick_n full_a of_o falcon_n etc._n etc._n etc._n soauretiâ—l_n sky_n the_o big_a isle_n about_o scotland_n skianacha_n the_o old_a name_n for_o sky_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d