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fxev TrpoievraL to ojov, areAe? oe rovro' AajLtpavet 



yap €^co rrjv av^iqaiv, hia ttjv avrrjv alriav 8i' 



TjVTTep Koi ra eaco TeXeLovfieva tcov (hcov. 



HepL fiev ovv tcjv varepajv, rivag e^ovai Sta- 



(f)opag Kal Sia rivas alrias, eiprjraL Trporepov. 



/cat yap roJv i,a)0T0K0VVT0iv to. fiev avco Trpos ra> 



30 VTro^cvpLart e)(^et ra? varipa^, ra Se Karoo 77/96? 

 ToZs apdpoi?, avco pukv ra aeXa^cLSr], Kara) 8e to. 

 Kal iv avroLS t^cporoKovvra Kal dvpat,€, olov dv- 

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 roiovrcov. Kal rcbv (horoKovvrcov ra /xev Kario, 

 Kaddirep rcov l)(^9vcov ol (horoKOVvreg, ra S' dvoj, 

 KadaTTep ol opvtOes. 



35 Ytwiararai fxev ovv Kvi^jj-ara roZs opviat /cat 

 749 b avrofxara, a KaXovotv vnrjvep-La Kal i,€(f)vpLd rives, 



yiverat he ravra rots p-rj TrrrjrtKol? p,r]8e yap^ifjio- 

 vv^L rcov opvidcov, dXXd rot? TToXvyovoig , Sid ro 

 TToXv nepirrcvpia raur' ^X^''^ {roi? 8e yapnfj<x)vv^iv 

 et? rag Trrepvyas: Kal rd nrepa rpeveadai r7]v 

 5 roiavrrjv dnoKpiaiv, ro 8e crco/xa puKpov e^eiv Kal 

 ^rjpov re Kal depp-ov^), rr]v 8 drroKpiaiv r-qv Kara- 

 pLrjVKLhy] Kal rrjv yovqv TrepirrajpLa etvat* eTret ovv 

 Kal Tj rcbv TTrepojv (f)vaig Kal rj rov aireppiaros 

 ylverai €K rrepirrwaews, ov Svvarai r^ (f>vais en 

 dp,<j)6repa rroXv^oelv. 8ta rrjv avrrjv 8e ravrrjv 



10 alriav^ rd p,ev yapLipcovvxci ovr ox^vriKd eariv 



^ acutum S. ^ koX post alriav codd. : del. Piatt. 



" i.e., the cause which controls the g^o^^•th of the egg to 

 perfection. 

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