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qu._n wherefore_o be_v it_o that_o fresh_a water_n fishes_n have_v windbladder_n the_o sea_n fish_n none_o an._n because_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o fresh_a fish_n for_o its_o better_a navigation_n as_o i_o may_v say_v to_o have_v in_o it_o a_o airy_a vessel_n to_o bear_v its_o body_n float_v by_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o tenuity_n of_o the_o fresh_a water_n but_o the_o sult_a water_n fish_v not_o by_o the_o reason_n of_o a_o grosser_n and_o strong_a nature_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o more_o apt_a for_o their_o swift_a and_o glide_a supportation_n of_o petty_a animal_n q._n wherefore_o be_v that_o unnecessary_a frog_n and_o mouse_n do_v breed_v as_o i_o may_v say_v of_o their_o own_o accord_n see_v other_o animal_n for_o man_n use_n breed_v not_o but_o by_o propagation_n an._n even_o as_o the_o high_a procurator_n of_o the_o great_a world_n provide_v store_n of_o all_o manner_n of_o viand_n for_o his_o little_a world_n man_n so_o also_o he_o chastise_v this_o neglect_a man_n when_o he_o subtract_v and_o withdraw_v from_o he_o the_o fruit_n of_o water_n earth_n air_n and_o beast_n for_o man_n own_o fault_n wherefore_o sometime_o water_n either_o abound_v by_o inundation_n sometime_o by_o drought_n be_v extenuate_v and_o scarce_o sometime_o the_o air_n by_o contagion_n infect_v sometime_o fire_n rage_v so_o that_o from_o whence_o these_o breed_n it_o can_v no_o more_o be_v certain_o affirm_v than_o whence_o the_o swarm_n of_o these_o animal_n and_o the_o innumerable_a disease_n of_o man_n do_v also_o breed_v qu._n wherefore_o be_v it_o that_o a_o dormouse_n sleep_v so_o long_o without_o food_n an._n because_o fatness_n the_o pore_n be_v occlude_v or_o stop_v by_o cold_a be_v condense_v and_o when_o animal_n remain_v immote_a humour_n be_v less_o dissipate_v whereby_o it_o be_v that_o that_o fatness_n maintain_v and_o sustain_v they_o for_o natural_a heat_n have_v no_o food_n to_o work_v upon_o fasten_v upon_o superfluity_n and_o sleep_n quench_v the_o appetite_n 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