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be_v in_o continual_a motion_n now_o it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o this_o do_v not_o only_o prevent_v the_o fustinesse_n but_o conserve_v the_o greenness_n and_o slack_v the_o desiccation_n of_o it_o the_o cause_n be_v that_o which_o we_o note_v before_o that_o the_o discharge_v of_o the_o watery_a humour_n which_o be_v quicken_v by_o the_o motion_n and_o the_o wind_n preserve_v the_o oily_a humour_n in_o his_o be_v which_o otherwise_o will_v fly_v out_o together_o with_o the_o watery_a humour_n also_o in_o some_o mountain_n where_o the_o air_n be_v very_o pure_a dead_a carcase_n may_v be_v keep_v for_o a_o good_a while_n without_o any_o great_a decay_n 13_o fruit_n as_o pomegranate_n citron_n apple_n pear_n and_o the_o like_a also_o flower_n as_o rose_n and_o lily_n may_v be_v keep_v a_o long_a time_n in_o earthen_a vessel_n close_o stop_v howsoever_o they_o be_v not_o free_a from_o the_o injury_n of_o the_o outward_a air_n which_o will_v affect_v they_o wit_n his_o unequal_a 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