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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
word_n	jerusalem_n	lord_n	zion_n	2,903	5	9.8699	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54412	The six secondary causes of the spinning out of this vnnaturall warre by D.P.P.	D. P. P.	1644 (1644)	Wing P16; ESTC R210030	65,302	100

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