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the_o stone_n have_v a_o pole-arctick_a and_o antarctick_a so_o it_o have_v a_o east_n and_o west_n part_n and_o its_o upper_a and_o nether_a part_n as_o the_o heaven_n have_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v reasonable_a that_o whereas_o the_o north_n and_o inferior_a part_n from_o above_o draw_v the_o south_n and_o inferior_a part_n of_o the_o iron_n now_o the_o position_n be_v change_v the_o upper_a part_n of_o the_o stone_n will_v draw_v the_o nether_a part_n of_o the_o iron_n chap._n xxxii_o that_o the_o iron_n rub_v with_o the_o northern_a point_n of_o the_o loadstone_n will_v turn_v to_o the_o south_n and_o
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