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i_o shall_v be_v out_o of_o the_o reach_n of_o care_n trouble_n sorrow_n sickness_n temptation_n persecution_n here_o i_o be_o as_o other_z of_o my_o brethren_n the_o but_o of_o satan_n rage_n of_o the_o malice_n of_o wicked_a man_n i_o have_v not_o be_v free_a to_o speak_v or_o deliver_v my_o master_n message_n without_o danger_n man_n have_v lay_v wait_v to_o ensnare_v i_o in_o my_o own_o word_n to_o make_v my_o tongue_n my_o trap_n these_o shall_v follow_v i_o but_o to_o my_o grave_n there_o they_o will_v lose_v the_o sent._n o_o my_o soul_n thy_o grave_n be_v thy_o burrow_n in_o death_n thou_o
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