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thence_o vomit_v up_o into_o the_o blood_n certain_a tumultuous_a miasm_n that_o force_v it_o into_o a_o heat_n as_o soon_o as_o the_o foresay_a matter_n be_v throng_v out_o of_o its_o lurk_a place_n and_o forcible_o rush_v into_o the_o great_a vessel_n the_o symptom_n thereupon_o rage_v in_o heat_n do_v forthwith_o show_v a_o countenance_n of_o the_o augment_v or_o increase_v and_o when_o the_o whole_a mine_n of_o febril_n matter_n be_v quite_o float_v into_o the_o channel_n of_o blood_n than_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o vigour_n be_v near_o at_o hand_n at_o that_o time_n there_o be_v a_o close_a engagement_n with_o the_o febril_n enemy_n and_o its_o force_n be_v break_v nature_n by_o her_o victorious_a arm_n do_v expel_v those_o rebellious_a intestine_a corpuscle_n and_o separate_a humour_n into_o several_a sink_n of_o the_o body_n the_o disease_n in_o this_o manner_n decline_v the_o sick_a man_n do_v arrive_v safe_a and_o well_o this_o expedition_n do_v contain_v 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