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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
word_n	darkness_n	light_n	shine_v	6,357	5	9.4256	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37032	Clavis cantici, or, An exposition of the Song of Solomon by James Durham ...	Durham, James, 1622-1658.	1668 (1668)	Wing D2802; ESTC R17930	380,359	486

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