Fill in the missing letters in the paragraph.
The number of underlines shows how many letters you need to fill in. You may answer with the full word or only the missing part.
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In the mid-fourteenth century, a devastating epidemic sw_ _ _ across much of Europe. The disease, later known as the Black Death, spread rapidly al_ _ _  trade routes and through densely pop_ _ _ _ _ _ towns. Within a few years, millions of people h_ _ died, drastically reducing the continent’s population. The sudden lo_ _ of life disrupted agricultural production, weakened feudal structures, and altered patterns of labor and wages. Over time, these demographic changes res_ _ _ _ _ social and economic relationships throughout med_ _ _ _ _ Europe.