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enchantment, he struck him dumb to ⟨the⟩ end of that time, and would have ⟨done⟩ worse, had not Bungey had compassion ⟨for⟩ the fellow's simplicity, and persuaded ⟨him⟩ from it.
And thus ends the history of that ⟨famous⟩ Friar Bacon, who had done a deed ⟨which⟩ would have made his fame ring through ⟨the⟩ ages yet to come, had it not been for ⟨the⟩ simplicity of his man Miles.
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