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〈◊〉_d 3_o hem_o germ_n ma_fw-fr illa_fw-la bestia_fw-la non_fw-la 〈◊〉_d aurum_fw-la melchior_n â—dâ—m_n in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nemo_fw-la est_fw-la dignus_fw-la namine_fw-la hominis_fw-la qui_fw-la unum_fw-la diem_fw-la uâ—lit_fw-la esse_fw-la in_o vo_z luptate_fw-la lib._n 2_o de_fw-la sinibus_fw-la platonis_fw-la phoedo_n p._n 81._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈…〉_z or_o sum_fw-la et_fw-la ad_fw-la majora_fw-la naturquà m_fw-la ut_fw-la mancipium_fw-la sim_fw-la corporis_fw-la mei_fw-la sen._n 〈◊〉_d 66._o valde_fw-la protesta_fw-la tus_fw-la sum_fw-la i_o nolle_fw-la sic_fw-la saâ—iari_fw-la ab_fw-la co_fw-la melchier_n adam_n in_o vita_fw-la juth_o feciâ—â—i_fw-la nos_fw-la domine_fw-la prote_z &_o â—â—qu_fw-la etum_fw-la est_fw-la â—or_a n_o 〈…〉_z do_v 〈…〉_z veniat_fw-la adte_fw-la luke_n 12._o 19_o hern._n de_fw-fr amore_fw-la 〈◊〉_d sicut_fw-la mea_fw-la â—on_n tibi_fw-la placent_fw-la oblata_fw-la nisi_fw-la mecum_fw-la sic_fw-la bon_fw-fr rum_o tuorum_fw-la contempt_n 〈…〉_z io_fw-it 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