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the_o same_o hill_n there_o be_v among_o many_o other_o one_o naked_a precipice_n name_n precipice_n thâ—_n kâ—grâ—_n neaâ—_n sâ—vyâ—â—â—_fw-mi be_v peâ—â—â—_n one_o iâ—_n there_o 〈◊〉_d dâ—tâ—â—â—_n by_o â—â—_o partiâ—â—_n name_n as_o steep_a as_o any_o i_o have_v see_v but_o so_o adorn_v with_o numerous_a equidistant_a pillar_n and_o these_o again_o slight_o cross_v at_o certain_a joint_n that_o such_o as_o will_v favour_v the_o hypothesis_n of_o the_o ingenious_a author_n of_o the_o sacred_a theory_n may_v suppose_v it_o one_o small_a pattern_n of_o the_o antediluvian_n earth_n but_o this_o seem_v to_o i_o much_o more_o accountable_a than_o the_o former_a for_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o gullet_n or_o interstice_n between_o the_o pillar_n be_v occasion_v by_o a_o continual_a drop_n of_o water_n down_o this_o cliff_n which_o proceed_v from_o the_o frequent_a cloud_n rains_n and_o snow_n that_o this_o high_a rock_n expose_v to_o a_o westerly_a sea-wind_n be_v subject_a to_o but_o 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