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carpeted with daisies (the day's eyes), and now in 

 the early morning we see that all these humble 

 flowers are not only opening out, but their stems 



Fig. 56. A portion of a Blow-fly's Proboscis. Enormously magnified. 



are inclining towards the east, making a small angle 

 with the horizon, stretching, as it were, to greet the 

 sun as he rises. The earth rotates, and as mid-day 

 approaches the sun appears to have reached a point 



