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three Arms at that Time, five only being 



left. It had now the Figure A. 



The Piece of Tail which had been cut off, 

 fixed on its Extremity, flood upright, ex- 

 tended much, and appeared quite white and 

 clear, as is lliewn by B. 



The young One that came oft yeflerday^ 

 being now in no wife different from other 

 Polypes^ needs no farther Notice. 



Mciy, 14. — The Body- Part had the fame 

 Appearance as yeflerday, with this only Dif- 

 ference, that the injured Arms were grown 

 fomewhat longer, and the new young One 

 a little larger. 



This Morning the little Tail-Piece was 

 clear, white, 'and generally extended: tho' 

 fome times it contracted 5 but foon extended 

 itfelf again. In the Afternoon it lay along 

 at the Bottom of the Glafs, in a femicircular 

 Forms a Slime ilTued from the cut Place, and 

 fpread itfelf all over the Water, making it 



feem 



