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pure_a and_o immixte_v without_o any_o drop_n at_o all_o of_o the_o other_o the_o reason_n seem_v one_o as_o tend_v both_o to_o one_o end_n unless_o we_o shall_v dwell_v here_o on_o some_o scrupulous_a difference_n argue_v that_o by_o the_o same_o mean_a and_o by_o the_o same_o facility_n this_o fresh_a water_n distil_v not_o out_o of_o the_o full_a vessel_n as_o on_o the_o other_o side_n it_o enter_v into_o the_o void_a and_o empty_a for_o that_o some_o appearance_n be_v of_o great_a force_n in_o go_v out_o then_o be_v as_o some_o suppose_v at_o the_o entrance_n or_o come_v in_o how_o be_v it_o who_o so_o curious_a be_v may_v make_v easy_a proof_n both_o of_o the_o one_o &_o the_o other_o far_o for_o their_o sake_n that_o please_v in_o these_o experiment_n one_o other_o thing_n shall_v i_o write_v in_o this_o place_n not_o less_o necessary_a who_o so_o fill_v at_o any_o time_n two_o bottle_n of_o one_o measure_n the_o mouth_n &_o neck_n of_o like_a length_n and_o widne_n the_o one_o with_o boil_v water_n the_o other_o all_o cold_a and_o straight_z way_n will_v empte_v they_o after_o one_o sort_n without_o guile_n at_o one_o time_n i_o mean_v and_o in_o one_o instant_n tegether_o shall_v find_v that_o the_o cold_a water_n will_v as_o well_o be_v first_o out_o as_o also_o that_o in_o fall_a it_o assure_o will_v yield_v a_o great_a brute_n or_o noise_n the_o boil_a water_n slide_v on_o the_o other_o side_n slow_o and_o with_o less_o noise_n the_o reason_n be_v that_o the_o warm_a water_n less_o poise_v then_o the_o cold_a which_o by_o heat_n of_o the_o fire_n have_v lose_v now_o the_o great_a quantity_n of_o his_o gross_a vapour_n so_o that_o when_o first_o the_o cold_a water_n
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