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20 aura eV re rots' Trept alaB-qoeoJS koL Trepl vttvov 

 hiojpLGixevois. 



"Otl S' IgtIv 6 iyK€(f>aXog kolvos vSarog Kal 

 yTjs", Si-jXoL TO GvpL^alvov 7T€pl avTov €ifj6pL€vo? yap 

 yiverai irjpos Kal OKXvipos, Kal AetVerat ro yewhes 

 i^arpLLaOevTOS rod vSaros vtto rrjs deppLonqros, 

 a>u7T€p TO, TcDv -^(^ehpoTrojv lifj-qpLara Kal tojv aAAcov 



26 KapTTOJV, Sea TO yrjs elvai to TrXeZorov piepog, i^- 

 LOVTog rod pii)(6evros vypov' Kal yap ravra yiverai 

 OKXrjpa Kal yerjpa TTapLvav. 



*'E;)(et Se rajv ^cocov iyKecfiaXov TrXelarov avOpcorros 

 (1)5 Kara piiyeBos, Kal raJv dvOpwTTOJV ol appeves rwv 

 drjXeicnv' Kal yap rov rrepl rrjv Kaphiav Kal rov 



80 TrXevpLova roTTOV Oepporarov Kal ivacpLorarov. Sio 

 Kal pLovov iorl rwv t^axMV 6p66v rj yap rod OeppLOV 

 <f)VGis ivLGXvovGa TroL€L rrjv av^rjGLv 0.770 rod piCGOv 

 Kara rrjv avrrjg (f)opdv. rrpos ovv 7ToXXr]v deppiorrjra 

 avriKeirai TrXeiwv vyporrjg Kal i/jvxporrjg, Kal Sid ro 

 TrXrjdog oxjjiairara m^yvvraL ro rrepl rrjv K€(f)aXrjv 



86 oGrovv, o KaXovGL ^peypta rives, Sto, ro ttoXvv 

 Xpovov ro deppLov aTrarpLit^eLV rcov 8' aAAcov ovSevl 

 rovro Gvp^acvec rwv evaipicov ^cowv. Kal pa<f)dg 8e 

 653 b rrXeiGras exec rrepl rrjv Ke(f)aX-qv, Kal ro dppev 

 TrXeiovs rdjv drjXeiiov, hid rrjv avrrjv alriav, ottojs 6 

 rorros evrrvovs fj, Kal pidXXov 6 irXeicov eyKe(f)aXos' 

 vypatvopLevos ydp rj ^rjpaLvopLevog pdXXov ov TTOL-qGeu 

 ro avrov epyov, aAA' rj ov ipv^et rj Tn]^eL, wGre 



« See J)e somno, 455 b 28 ff., especially 456 b 17 ff. 

 *• The cranial bone, which covers the anterior fontanelle. 

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