The Grain of Wheat 



which now fills the seed. The germ is 

 immersed in this sweet fluid ; it is saturated 

 and penetrated by it like a fine sponge ; and 

 by means of the material thus absorbed it 

 increases its own substance, prolongs it into 

 a root and stem, and forms it into leaves. 

 The grain of wheat feeds its germ with the 

 same matter that provides us with bread. 



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