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the_o family_n of_o amata_n libro_fw-la 7._o aenead_n and_o thus_o much_o for_o the_o adder_n of_o the_o ammodyte_n this_o serpent_n i_o call_v after_o the_o greek_a name_n ammodyte_n a_o ammodyte_n it_o be_v also_o find_v to_o be_v call_v ammodyta_n and_o cenchrias_n or_o rather_o centrias_n or_o centrites_n because_o of_o the_o hardness_n of_o their_o tail_n which_o be_v also_o cleave_v on_o the_o upper_a side_n the_o italian_n call_v it_o aspido_n del_fw-it corno_fw-la because_o it_o have_v upon_o the_o upper_a chap_n a_o hard_a warte_z like_o a_o horn_n the_o head_n of_o this_o serpent_n be_v long_a &_o great_a than_o a_o viper_n head_n and_o her_o chap_n wide_a beside_o the_o late_o express_v difference_n upon_o the_o upper_a lip_n and_o yet_o it_o may_v well_o be_v term_v a_o kind_n of_o viper_n it_o be_v immanis_fw-la fera_fw-fr a_o fierce_a wild_a beast_n in_o length_n not_o above_o a_o cubite_fw-la have_v diverse_a black_a spot_n upon_o the_o skin_n and_o certain_a 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