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sono_fw-la pullisapplaudit_fw-la unde_fw-la de_fw-la futura_fw-la tempestate_fw-la certi_fw-la accolae_fw-la vocem_fw-la hui_o audientes_fw-la exclamare_fw-la solent_fw-la norvegi_fw-la sect_n xiii_o hydroph_n what_o think_v you_o pyroph_n of_o the_o dry_a quality_n which_o we_o define_v qualitas_fw-la patibilis_fw-la quae_fw-la svo_fw-la facile_fw-la alieno_fw-la autem_fw-la termino_fw-la difficulter_fw-la clauditur_fw-la be_v not_o this_o compatible_a to_o the_o earth_n primary_o and_o to_o the_o air_n secundary_o and_o to_o other_o body_n as_o they_o admit_v of_o the_o combination_n of_o this_o with_o other_o quality_n in_o the_o composition_n thereof_o pyroph_n i_o think_v hydroph_n and_o perhaps_o may_v make_v good_a that_o what_o you_o call_v a_o dry_a quality_n be_v no_o more_o a_o quality_n than_o its_o opposite_a moisture_n and_o that_o as_o moisture_n be_v no_o quality_n primary_o of_o the_o air_n nor_o secondary_o of_o other_o body_n in_o their_o composition_n so_o neither_o 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