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of_o the_o blood_n be_v necessary_a to_o life_n 2._o that_o this_o be_v owe_v to_o respiration_n 3._o that_o respiration_n be_v necessary_a to_o life_n 4._o both_o motion_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o necessity_n of_o respiration_n consist_v in_o the_o elasticity_n of_o the_o air._n 5._o i_o observe_v that_o beside_o the_o atmospherical_a air_n that_o be_v exhaust_v by_o a_o pneumatick_a engine_n there_o be_v a_o fine_a elastic_a air_n or_o matter_n contain_v in_o this_o atmospheric_a air_n which_o in_o a_o exhaust_a receiver_n hinder_v the_o part_n of_o the_o marble_n which_o be_v elastic_a too_o the_o pressure_n be_v ad_fw-la modum_fw-la or_o in_o proportion_n to_o the_o force_n that_o be_v capable_a to_o separate_v the_o cohere_a body_n and_o may_v be_v surmount_v by_o a_o force_n superiors_n to_o it_o 6._o there_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o nitre_n in_o the_o air_n necessary_a to_o maintain_v and_o share_v in_o produciâ—_n the_o elasticity_n of_o the_o grosser_n atmosphere_n which_o be_v consume_v a_o animal_n die_v 7._o there_o be_v certain_a termini_fw-la &_o fine_n of_o the_o tenuity_n and_o grossness_n of_o the_o air_n on_o this_o side_n of_o which_o or_o beyond_o the_o air_n become_v 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o respitation_n of_o animal_n thus_o fish_n that_o die_v in_o a_o open_a air_n yet_o be_v choke_v for_o want_n of_o it_o if_o a_o pond_n frieze_n and_o according_o be_v provide_v with_o pipe_n that_o strain_v the_o 〈◊〉_d matter_n and_o be_v strong_a and_o not_o liable_a to_o the_o inconvenience_n from_o the_o force_n and_o weight_n of_o the_o water_n and_o last_o as_o the_o matter_n draw_v be_v fine_a so_o there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o the_o contraction_n and_o open_v or_o conquassation_n of_o the_o air_n to_o get_v the_o matter_n out_o they_o want_v which_o be_v strain_v by_o the_o water_n 8._o i_o observe_v that_o animal_n which_o have_v a_o crasis_n of_o blood_n to_o which_o less_o nitre_n be_v requisite_a as_o they_o can_v be_v long_o without_o food_n so_o can_v 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