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mouth_n will_v be_v much_o white_a than_o if_o the_o same_o be_v bake_v in_o a_o oven_n close_o stop_v up_o for_o the_o former_a have_v the_o free_a influence_n of_o the_o air_n the_o pure_a spirit_n be_v thereby_o keep_v live_v and_o their_o pleasant_a white_a colour_n do_v not_o only_o show_v its_o clean_a innocent_a nature_n but_o it_o proceed_v from_o and_o be_v a_o true_a gleam_n of_o light_n arise_v from_o the_o tincture_n and_o volatile_a spirit_n which_o be_v destroy_v when_o the_o heat_n be_v intolerable_a and_o the_o egress_n and_o regress_n of_o that_o friendly_a element_n the_o air_n obstruct_v and_o therefore_o bread_n bake_v in_o close_o stop_v oven_n be_v of_o a_o dull_a dusky_a colour_n more_o saturnine_n and_o martial_n according_a to_o the_o degree_n of_o heat_n and_o time_n of_o stand_v in_o the_o oven_n the_o good_a housewife_n may_v also_o remember_v that_o bread_n be_v not_o of_o so_o strong_a a_o substance_n and_o nourishment_n as_o flower_n when_o it_o be_v 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