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hamilco_n perisheââ¦_n ãâã_d ãâã_d pescilent_a influence_n of_o the_o star_n res_fw-la the_o remnant_n whereof_o he_o bring_v home_o and_o kyll_v himself_o the_o content_n of_o the._n xx_o book_n dennys_n the_o elder_a dryve_v the_o carthagineââ¦ses_n out_o of_o sycill_a and_o make_v war_n in_o italy_n a_o declaration_n of_o the_o fondation_n of_o the_o city_n in_o italy_n the_o war_n between_o the_o ãâã_d and_o the_o locrense_n the_o life_n doctrine_n and_o death_n of_o pythagoras_n dennys_n be_v overcomme_n by_o the_o croteniens_fw-la and_o conclude_v a_o league_n with_o the_o frencheman_n the_o do_n of_o the_o frencheman_n in_o italy_n dennys_n re_fw-mi turn_v into_o sycill_a against_o the_o ãâã_d and_o be_v slay_v by_o his_o own_o man_n the_o content_n of_o the._n xxi_o book_n the_o young_a dennys_n exercyse_v all_o kind_a tyranny_n be_v expulse_v the_o realm_n exercyse_v most_o unspeakable_a tyranny_n at_o locres_n in_o italy_n âª_o be_v dryven_v from_o thence_o and_o take_v 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