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from_o which_o all_o those_o several_a aqueduct_n which_o be_v in_o the_o earth_n have_v their_o continual_a supply_n but_o that_o which_o make_v those_o passage_n of_o water_n which_o we_o call_v spring_n and_o fountain_n proper_o i_o suppose_v be_v thus_o generate_v from_o those_o cavitye_n fill_v with_o water_n in_o the_o earth_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o hot_a stream_n which_o be_v in_o the_o body_n of_o the_o earth_n there_o be_v continual_o rise_v some_o vapour_n or_o little_a particle_n of_o water_n which_o be_v disjoin_v from_o each_o other_o by_o the_o heat_n by_o reason_n of_o which_o they_o attain_v a_o great_a celerity_n of_o motion_n and_o so_o pass_v through_o the_o inner_a pore_n of_o the_o earth_n till_o they_o come_v near_o the_o superficies_n of_o it_o which_o when_o they_o have_v approach_v to_o they_o be_v beat_v back_o again_o by_o the_o cold_a which_o environ_n the_o surface_n of_o the_o earth_n or_o at_o least_o be_v so_o arrest_v by_o the_o cold_a and_o condense_v by_o it_o that_o they_o lose_v the_o form_n of_o vapour_n and_o become_v perfect_a water_n again_o which_o water_n be_v now_o more_o gross_a then_o while_o it_o be_v a_o mere_a vapour_n can_v descend_v again_o through_o the_o same_o pore_n through_o which_o it_o ascend_v before_o because_o these_o be_v not_o now_o capable_a of_o receive_v it_o and_o therefore_o it_o seek_v out_o some_o wide_a passage_n near_o the_o surface_n of_o the_o earth_n by_o which_o mean_v it_o move_v in_o a_o oblique_a manner_n and_o be_v ready_a to_o embrace_v any_o other_o vapour_n which_o be_v arrest_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n now_o when_o these_o be_v grow_v to_o a_o considerable_a body_n in_o the_o surface_n of_o a_o mountain_n or_o a_o plain_a and_o find_v a_o vent_n fit_a for_o they_o there_o appear_v a_o proper_a fountain_n who_o stream_n be_v still_o maintain_v by_o the_o same_o condensation_n of_o vapour_n which_o when_o they_o be_v once_o come_v abroad_o be_v in_o continual_a motion_n 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