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at_o rome_n and_o therefore_o dio_n call_v that_o temple_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tholiform_a yet_o then_o may_v he_o not_o mean_v withal_o that_o they_o imitate_v this_o figure_n in_o their_o motion_n only_o so_o far_o as_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o pole_n of_o the_o earth_n by_o be_v near_o to_o a_o direct_a situation_n under_o the_o pole_n of_o the_o world_n not_o of_o the_o ecliptic_a will_v permit_v it_o to_o be_v do_v for_o the_o declination_n he_o here_o speak_v of_o we_o can_v understand_v so_o well_o with_o reference_n to_o the_o pole_n of_o the_o ecliptic_a because_o he_o call_v it_o the_o pole_n simple_o which_o denote_v the_o pole_n of_o the_o aequator_fw-la and_o about_o this_o pole_n indeed_o several_a star_n or_o constellation_n as_o the_o two_o bear_n the_o dragon_n cepheus_n cassiopoea_n etc._n etc._n do_v move_v tholiformly_n at_o all_o time_n the_o pole_n still_o appear_v about_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o top_n of_o the_o earth_n 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