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tnaf fant,quoniam branchias habent pciy 

 angaftas,unde etia fit, ut turbidas aquai 

 diffkillimas toIerec.Repenumur dC in ma 

 ri anguillac fecundis amnibus deuedsei fc 

 cus ac alijs contingat pifcibus, qut e mari 

 fubire amnes, alle(Si aquarum dulcedine 

 confueuerunc: SC eae quidem multo fapi/ 

 diores uidencurjquamipfae prognatjjnu 

 tritaecp in amnibus^uelutt quae uifcofum» 

 lcntumc^ illum habitum penitus exuant 

 faliarum aquarum egregio temperamen/ 

 to^ Ncqj tamen credendum eft, tn alto ac 

 profundo maridulciorcm deeflehumo/ 

 rem,quo maxime pifces foueantur^Nam 

 ut ait AriftoteleSjin ^fundis uadis aqua/ 

 rum dulcium uenaj perennes exiftunt>8(C 

 in ipfa marinarum aquarum mole porcio 

 certa dulcioris humoris repericur, quum 

 maris aqua,necp fimplex fit,neque,ut ali/ 

 qui uoluerunt, purum elemencum,argu/ 

 tnento func uafa cerea c nauigtjs tn alcum 

 demilTa , qu^ paucarum horarum fpatio 

 dulct aqua per meacus fubciltiTimos rece^ 

 pca,manifeftiflime repletur,ut DemocrtV 

 tus ance Ariftocelem : &C utrocp pofterior 

 Theophraftus experimento deprehende 



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