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its_o vigour_n but_o in_o a_o short_a time_n gradual_o decay_v till_o it_o come_v to_o little_o more_o than_o the_o usual_a splendour_n of_o the_o noctilucal_n matter_n experiment_n iii_o i_o former_o relate_v that_o i_o can_v not_o make_v such_o a_o experiment_n as_o i_o successful_o try_v with_o the_o oil_n of_o cinnamon_n and_o the_o oil_n of_o clove_n to_o succeed_v with_o the_o oil_n of_o mace_n but_o now_o i_o must_v add_v that_o the_o little_a phial_n wherein_o the_o noctilucal_n matter_n and_o that_o oil_n be_v include_v have_v be_v set_v aside_o as_o useless_a i_o afterward_o chance_v to_o cast_v my_o eye_n on_o it_o and_o to_o have_v the_o curiosity_n to_o try_v whether_o or_o no_o the_o unsuccessful_a experiment_n i_o have_v make_v before_o be_v not_o one_o of_o that_o kind_n which_o in_o another_o paper_n i_o have_v discourse_v of_o under_o the_o name_n of_o contingent_a one_o and_o according_o there_o be_v a_o somewhat_o dark_a corner_n in_o the_o room_n i_o carry_v the_o 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with_o a_o phaenomenon_n that_o to_o he_o who_o know_v nothing_o of_o what_o be_v relate_v sect._n fourteen_o exper._n 1._o be_v very_o surprise_v and_o seem_v to_o appear_v by_o chance_n since_o he_o often_o try_v in_o vain_a to_o produce_v it_o when_o he_o please_v this_o receiver_n i_o take_v into_o my_o custody_n and_o pour_v out_o the_o common_a water_n with_o which_o the_o splendid_a matter_n be_v keep_v cover_v to_o hinder_v it_o from_o steam_a away_o we_o observe_v no_o other_o change_n than_o that_o upon_o the_o removal_n of_o the_o water_n and_o the_o contact_n of_o the_o air_n the_o noctiluca_n will_v immediate_o shine_v and_o continue_v to_o do_v so_o till_o we_o think_v fit_a to_o extinguish_v it_o pro_fw-la tempore_fw-la by_o pour_v water_n on_o it_o again_o this_o be_v do_v in_o the_o morning_n i_o consider_v the_o follow_a night_n that_o this_o receiver_n have_v be_v keep_v in_o the_o laboratory_n which_o constant_a and_o sometime_o vehement_a fire_n make_v a_o very_a 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