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nerve was then discontinued, that of the excitatory afferent nerve continuing 
as before. The muscle then at once contracted to a greater extent than 
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Fia, 2. 
it had done under the combined stimulation of both nerves. Finally, 
the stimulation of the excitatory afferent nerve was discontinued. The 
contraction of the muscle at once diminished with gradually decreasing 
