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ARISTOTLE 



tjixivra Koi els tottou? tlvols rrjs OaXarnqg evpi- 

 TTouSei? Kal ofxoppovs^ affyeiaav, TrAeto) jxev tw 

 Xpovcp ovhkv iyevero, to 8e fieyedo? elg av^iqaiv 

 5 enehajKe ttoXv. to. 8e Xeyofxeva (ha ovdev avpu^aX- 

 Xerai Trpos rrjv ycveaiv, aAA' iarlv ewrpo^ta? 



CTTJ/XetOV, oloV €V TOIS" ivalfMOLS T] TTLOTrjS' hio Kai 



TTpos rrjv iScoSrjv yiverai ei';^u/>ta Kara rovg Kaipovg 

 TOVTOvg. arjijL€Lov 8' on to. Toiavra aet e^ovcrLV, 

 otov at TTLvaL Kal ol KrjpvKf? Kal at TTop^upai, ttXtjv 



10 oT€ /Aev /xei'^oj ore 8' iXdrrco. evia 8' oy/c aet, 

 aAAa ToiJ ^ei' eapos exovai, Trpo^aivovcrrjs he (^dlvet 

 rrjs wpag, Kal reAos" di^avt^erat TrafXTrav, oiov ol 

 re Kreves /cat ot puves /cat to. KaXovfieva Xifivoarpea' 

 7] yap ojpa avrr) avficJiepeL Tot? cco/xaCTtv auTcDj/. 

 Tot? 8e CTfjLtjSatVet roiovrov ovSev errlhriXov, oiov 



16 TOts TTjdvoLS. TO. 8e /ca^' eKaara Trepl tovtcov, Kal 

 ev of? yivovrai tottols, e/c t-^? laTopiag dea)peia6a>. 



^ oixoppovs Piatt : oixopovs Z : ofiolovs vulg. 



" The characteristic of a evpiiros is the force and violence 

 of the currents sweeping through it ; hence there is no oppor- 

 tunity for mud to collect and so for any Testacea to arise. 

 Piatt's conjecture ofMoppovs is also supported by the use of the 



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