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haIF

upon u n til

pune

Si Iven,

ei then

except

mone

oF

Luna the

exami nati on I

i ndeed of

in

al I

had

sol d

E i ghty

yoU

mel t

your-

G oI d

equal led the

ass ay

Ti nctune

was

SoI to Fenm en-

Lumi nani es

oF

a Lunan

the

col on I

Gol d,

that

But

Ii ke

my Medi ci ne

is

R ate

alr

it

the

GoId

it

enduni ng

by

oF

but

Metal s.

yea

W hi te

the

M encuny

penFect

w oul d

pnoved

it

w i th

S oI tr-yaIs

t heneoF. mi ght

and

be

dot h colounl

have

m ay

w hi ch

Ounces

m ay

i nto

base

Luna

Like-

and

theneto,

Grass,

othen

penFecti on, I

entened

pnoduci ng

in

and

it

oF

FepoFt,

A nti mony,

Kin

A nti monyr

theneFone

Fon

n o t,

Fon

oF

oF

oF

w hi te

because

in

th an

will

and

w as,

w hen

enniched Fon

on to

Sol

a

appeaFance

P n o j e cti on,

equalled

V eE

E pewt en,

B nass

Thi ngs,

nothi ng

i nto

Fonti s,

and

Metal l i ne

exampre

the

neason

in

th i s

an

rnon,

Fl egurus

S i l venr

it

a c c o n di ng

th e

which

I

as

and

Found

tu nned

Aqua

th a t

coppen,

al l

put-e

i n to

F l e d Ea n th ,

be

hat h so

been

allowed: qt

theneoF

t he

Luna. iF

w i th

Pune

61ass,

behold

shining

youn

decneased, Man

lon g

may he having

c onti n u e

to

r

yet

o nl y

b e s to w e d

N a me

as

Face,

but

who

whose

m y own '

in

is

bnought

on

r

seFve

tn y a l

v i n tu e

This whit e,

encneased

w hi ch it

Ti n-gl ass

and

which

Tinged;

oF

same

ma y

th e

t hi s

w hen

c o n queFs

Luna,

known

gneat ly

it

Fine,

Gold;

i ts

Lun a

Had

th e

so

wi th

Ice

Pe n F e c ri o n .

which

t hen

on

to

th e

in

w heneunto

solden,

aFFinm

would

vi si bl y

obsenves,

m y M edi ci ne

s p e l te n ,

all

w el l

so

assayed

bnings

is

be

w e i g h t.

a rs o

wis e

thenei n

thene

T heophn a s tu s makes

it

s h a rl

as

is

V i ntue

i ts

Fanthen thi s not

be

blest

been

to

me a

end:

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th e

bni ght

w i th

on

sl i pped

not

a

sha l

S w ond,

w hi t

me possessed

di scl ose: happy

He D ays,

Fni end,

pnesent

17.

new

a

yoU

r

l

have

in

ei then

which

encFea-

spnead.

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sune

Medi ci ne

abi di ng

r

hope

Fon

hi s

and

w hom P l ace

both

Fted and

sti rt

is Li Fe

r

I

doubt

I

know

r iving, esteem not not,

as will being

now

Tnavel

up o n

Cit iz en) he

to

visit

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whose

F a mi l y

oF

Age

de s c n i p ti o n

t he

i ntenti on

and

I

was

condial,

ev en

shall

t he

by

it

any

P o n ti o n

h€r

wh i c h

pnooF will

knew

yet

he

shall

F u n th e n

dunst

to

h i m,

pnejudice

in

any

he

did

had

also

a

wis e

th e n

did

when

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oF

an

he

was

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Y eans,

bonn, gneat

oF

w hi ch

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i ntent

so

all

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on

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at

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I

w hi ch

shal l

eve n

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so

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w hat

assune

do

divent oFt

give

to

had me

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iF

by

myse1F

move

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to

l ast

me to

me

and

as

shal l

to I

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conti nue? oE r

l ove

w hi ch

thi s

in

pl -ess

to

hi s

desent,

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F n eel y

conFenn

on

me the

p o n ti o n

oF

hi s

Mencuny,

Tneasune,

iF

God

w oul d

gnopeing

blindly

nothi ng

hi s

nothi ng

a

he

me t o

anythi ng

be

so

to

his

wise.

a

m a tc h l e s s

oF

so

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his

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w oul d

hopi ng

not

th a t

he add

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he

me wonthy

b e s to w

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e Fe

even

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came

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by

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is

w hi ch

is

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hi s

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hope

t hat

long

i t, I

oF

and

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gi ve

He

the

my expectati on,

beyond

acknowledge, I

in

and

w hi ch

A nti qui ti es,

N ote

scarce

hi m

oF

Fl etunn:

Leanni ng,

(oF

W onl d

will

now

w i th

Fan

same.

s een

is

the

quest

in

good

n ane

shalI

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oF

and

his

F o n tu n e ,

A nt iquit y ,

P ants

A n ti s ts ,

his

good

a

s e v e n al

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hat h

of

to

the

in

dank

I

aFonesai d

and

pl ease

mi ght

B l ess ing,

assuned

i l €:

to

my E yes,

spend

open the

that

same

to

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no

pos e. This

Me n c u n y

F led s t o n e , t ens

oF

had

seen

by

s olv ed

th i s

th i s

weig h t i t,

t hat

t i me

and

wh i te r

was

him

ma k e

i n to and

it

gnound, oF

had

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r

also

made

it

in th a t

linean by

which

my q u a n ti ty ,

th n e e iF

di d

noF

banel y I

w hi ch

ni ght,

days the

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ti me

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qui te so

18.

exceedi ngl y

cunni ngl y

saw

to ti l l

Fai th

hi m

put

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Fnom

him ,

di gested

passed

to

destnoyed that

w ene

both

ei then, Ten so

disf nom Black

bot h Bed.

r

mul ti pl i cable, w hi ch

pants

many

but

which

penFect

a

M as-

thenein,

havi ng i nto

his

Fte d St one

hi s

C oIoun,

W hi te

unw i se

by

mul tiply

change

tunned

l ead

hi d of

bei ng

stnai ghtw ay

p n o gness

and

he

theneoF.

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day

so thi s

s a me

was

one

w hi ch

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non

n e s te d

t hat

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th e

w i th

th a t

neven

th o u g h t

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th a t

My s te n y ,

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was

was out

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a

oF could

not

suFFice Then

weight

night

and

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is

oF

black

to

wit h

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to

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mu s t

encnease

a tte n d

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iF

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he

th e n

that

hi s

n o r-

his

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bei ng

put

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ma k e

nequines

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at

l a s t,

th a t

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oF

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fi xt

hath to

then

i mbi be

then

(cl ose)

not

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in-

not

bei ng l et

pt-opeF

him so

then

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moi st

cold, be

lange-

quanti t y

must

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a

vin-

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pnoponti on,

ei then

in

it

he

bnight

it

shut,

i ts

eit hen,

w hen

encnease

gi ve

to

cool ed,

due

w hi ch

(?)

accondi ngl y.

been i ts

oF

I

I

Law s

A toni en

is

theneto

C ompound

his

each

that

W hi te

cane

once

the

m y Fine

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w hi ch

by

sune

w hen

the

oF

A uthons,

i ntends

must

to

have

oF

N atune

take

F onget

wanily,

the

w ho

he

and

neason

that

it s

di sposi ti on.

w onki ng

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Fine,

i t,

may

then

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ti m es

on

will

oF

Fenm ent

w he n

too

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a

dny,

al most

be

sune

m is s . I

knew

m one

Iike

th e

wonk

d o th

nequine

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S ig n s ,

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aFten

th e

the

ten

hoped

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concl uded,

pnopen

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w a n m,

ni nteen

f

my Openati ons

Fon

he

othen

agai n,

sayi ngs

w hi ch

o n d en

i ts

his

glut

to

i t,

w i th

w onk

upon

the

ow n

c n e a te d ;

made

thi nk

I

i ts

Finds

q u a n ti ty

t end

as

to

oF

j udgi ng

and

my Medicine

An ti s t th e

to

Me d i ta ti on

acconding

on

his

by

to

l oss

w el I

my m i n d ,

Found

as

the

begun

nemai ni ng,

Fal l i ng

and

Fenew I

paFts

T wo

Luna,

l e n g th

ondened

me.

considening

in

at

une,

ly

th o s e

o u t,

nev olv ed

t ue

mixt

might

alm o s t

s ought ,

convince

puFe

oF

onc e was

I

to

S to n e ,

s uF F ic ien t

th a n

F o u n th

bnought

u n to

a

uP r

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nequine

t inue

and in

s plenden t

p a F t,

oF

heat,

n e d u ce

which

a

and

thus

stnength,

F o n ty

days,

and

Ph o e b u s.

19.

mone

noF

tunns w hi ch

str-ongen and

W aten

a

as

then

Fi ne, will

the

f inst

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pno-

i ts

ti me:

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oF

iF

h ave

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be

be

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be

w henei n Fon

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such

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until

it

t he

bean to

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must

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it

dnyness

as

must

then

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shonten

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must

in

but

pnoduceth

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w heFeunto by

somew hat

w i th

in

pow der

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the

aFtenw ands

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to

mi xed

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it

of

l i ke

succeedeth

oF be

suFFicient

blackness nays

l e ss

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anot her

bei ng

w onk

would

to

a

s a me

is

Mi l k ,

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Fi nst

th e

which oF

mone

th e

a l th o u g h

quanti ty

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th e

Fl ed w as

the

it

be

sealed

will Whit e

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I

had

be

c om p e l l e d

it

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wa s te

hit

upo n

a

oF sake a II

th e

to

an

k eep

the

nest

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th a t now

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I

was

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t old

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t hing

and

fo n

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on

but

know

you

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l o o s e th

S is t en,

th a t

th u s

his

G a n me n ts

w i th

Colouns

bot h

the

appean

is

a

veny

t en

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th i s and

i n to

Li ght;

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clean,

u n ti l

and at

l ength

w hi ch

w hen the

w hi ch

mi ght

a

the

and I it t le, soon

Fine

oF

not is

cnedi t

many

a oF

my

E xpenim ent s

connupted hi m she

unti l

bl ack,

becomi ng

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appeanance, Fai l ,

a nd

his

l engt h, a nd and

t he

C ol oun s

like

C nescen t

the

shone

and

st ainet h

at

ecl i psed

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my LiFe

oF

w heneby

they

not

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l ove

at-e

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w hi ch

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gl oni Fi ed;

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on

aven

the

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least

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is

r-etunns

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C o e l e s ti a l

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in

thi s

I

on

my P nacti ce,

expeni enced;

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gneat

Ii ke

oF

nemai n,

thi s

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have

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di d

so

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on

by

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th i c k e n e d

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appeans lik e

and

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w hy

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oF

of

w i thout

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rel ati on

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w hi ch

one

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w hat

pnesenve

some

use

to

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sol emn

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oF

use

oF

sl eep

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w i th

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l ei sune.

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myseIF

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keep

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some

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to

keep

theneon,

at

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sl ept

at

nobbed

f

concl ude

to

it

hopi ng

spend I

but

excepted,

nepent

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me to

a tnue

seen,

have

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make

my S tone

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no

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on

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unseen,

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so

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having

I

a

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it

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l oss

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as

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a Labyni nth

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be

bestow ed

my hand,

non

to

and

th e

need,

so

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hel d

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i t.

had

nigh

end

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upon

own

night

th e n e F o n e

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he

I

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a

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s oon

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my Fine

nem ain

w ei ghed,

my Whi te

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well

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th a t

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pnojec t F iF t y ned

th o u g h on

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p a n ts

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unskilled

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l a s tn

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to

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