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de_fw-fr verdun_n
beside_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o there_o be_v no_o place_n in_o all_o this_o island_n that_o be_v above_o half_a a_o mile_n or_o three_o quarter_n of_o a_o mile_n distant_a from_o the_o sea_n the_o shore_n also_o be_v so_o well_o fortify_v so_o that_o the_o rage_a wave_n of_o the_o sea_n can_v endammage_n it_o fertility_n moreover_o this_o island_n have_v great_a store_n of_o corn_n and_o be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o granary_n of_o the_o city_n stralesund_n as_o sicily_n be_v the_o granary_n of_o rome_n as_o strabo_n witness_v here_o be_v pretty_a store_n of_o horse_n ox_n and_o sheep_n but_o great_a store_n of_o great_a goose_n this_o island_n have_v no_o wolf_n creature_n nor_o rat_n albeit_o in_o the_o peninsula_n of_o wittovia_n there_o be_v some_o see_v which_o come_v either_o from_o some_o ship_n which_o ride_v there_o at_o anchor_n or_o be_v shipwrack_v against_o the_o shore_n the_o inhabitant_n hereof_o be_v call_v heretofore_o the_o fierce_a ranians_n or_o ruthenian_o who_o 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