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fi. aS/^^wx /Z?^ 7^;;^^ VoXy^t folding its uher 

 Arms about the Wonn^ drawing it to its 

 Mouthy and lengthening out its Snout to 

 bite it. 



The Worm, on its Part, is not without a 

 Knowledge of its Enemy, or a proper Saga- 

 city to endeavour its own Prefervatioti and 

 JDeliverance. The Minute it touches a Po- 

 lype's> Arm, it ftarts away with as much Teem- 

 ing Plorror as a Man would do that fliould 

 tread upon a Snake or fome other dreadful 

 Creature. But if a Worm be thrown into 

 the Midil of a Polype's Arms, it will often 

 lye motionlefs, as though it were fenfible 

 Polypes would not meddle with dead Worms^ 

 F 2 (which 



