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a large systole then it is little, and on the other hand a systole is 

 large, when the preceding systole is little and the preceding pause long. 

 Repeatedly I saw the altei-nation change into halving of rhythm. 

 Fig. 2, lower row of curves, shows an instance of it. After' I had 

 suspended this hearl, the systoles were all equally high; after a 

 short time this row of curves clianged into alternation. When this 



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