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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B23108	The catechism of the Church of England, poetically paraphrased. By James Fowler	Fowler, James, verse-writer.; Church of England. aut	1678 (1678)	Wing F1729A	21,745	62

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