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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 12._o for_o his_o r._n a._n l._n 21._o deal_n story_n l._n 28._o for_o engine_n r_o ensign_n p._n 3._o l._n 22._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 26._o r._n thâ—s_o king_n p._n 4._o l._n 11_o r_o etymologist_n l._n 28_o r._n virga_fw-la oris_fw-la l._n 30_o for_o life_n r._n lip_n p._n 7._o l_o 2._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 17._o r._n like_v as_o l._n 20_o r._n simeon_n p_o 8_o l._n 28._o marg_n r._n the_o word_n do_v p._n 9_o l._n 22_o for_o part_n r._n that_o l._n 25._o r._n it_o be_v call_v p_o 10._o l_o 28_o for_o need_v r._n meet_v p._n 11_o l_o 6._o for_o sword_n r._n word_n p._n 13._o l._n 10._o del_o that_o p_o 14_o l._n 13_o r_o this_o be_v also_o the_o p._n 16._o l._n 9_o r_o in_o and_o by_o p._n 17_o l_o 22_o for_o change_n r_o challenge_n ibid._n r._n to_o a_o p._n 19_o l_o 3._o r._n do_v those_o p._n 21._o l_o 22._o r_o his_o truth_n p._n 22._o l._n 6._o for_o blind_v r._n blend_v l._n 26._o r._n two_o hinge_n p._n 23._o l._n 4._o r_o will_v be_v l_o 16_o for_o first_o r._n such_o p._n 25._o l._n 8._o r._n the_o direction_n p_o 26_o l_o 30_o del_fw-it not_o p._n 27._o l._n 32_o for_o put_v r_o pass_v p._n 28_o l_o 9_o r._n o_o that_o l_o 20_o r_o so_o here_o p_o 29._o l_o 5_o r_o the_o effectual_a l._n 9_o for_o communication_n r_o compunction_n p._n 30_o l_o 4_o for_o then_o r_o never_o part_n 3._o p._n 1_o l_o 3_o r_o son_n of_o man_n p._n 2._o l_o 14_o del_fw