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de_fw-fr diet._n gâ—â—_n comm_n 2._o in_o hippoc._n de_fw-fr vict_v rat_n gal._n lib_n 5._o cap._n â—_o de_fw-fr tuend_a san_fw-it sipâ—ntâ—us_fw-la in_o vet_n gal._n soranus_n in_o ojus_fw-la vita_fw-la siracid_n cap._n â—_o v_o 15._o how_o many_o kind_n of_o diet_n there_o be_v gal._n come_v in_o apho_n 4._o lib._n 2._o com._n 6._o in_o 6._o epid._n com._n 4._o in_o 6._o epid._n com._n in_o aph_n 4._o lib._n 1._o the_o matter_n of_o diet._n roger_n bacon_n lib._n the_o record_n senect_n accid_n hyppoc_fw-la de_fw-fr diaet_fw-la sal_fw-la paracelf_n de_fw-fr vit_fw-fr long_a l._n â—_o c_o 4_o august_n the_o civet_n dei_fw-la phaedr_n de_fw-fr aquila_fw-la coel_fw-it michael_n tox._n come_v in_o paraâ—_n de_fw-fr vit_fw-mi long_o io._n bone_fw-la ter._n â—â—r_fw-fr in_o margar._n philos_fw-la gal._n de_fw-fr alim_fw-la â—ac_fw-la 1._o lib._n de_fw-fr aer_fw-la loc_n &_o aq_n whether_o metal_n be_v meat_n vide_fw-la supra_fw-la plin._n lib._n 7._o c._n 2._o apol._n lib._n de_fw-fr 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