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fevcral times in the common Light, which way I had 
the moft: diflind Appearance ; and muft acknowledge 
the Exadnefs with which it had coiled itfelf, gave 
me no finall Pleafure to behold : It would be impof- 
iibie for me to give you a Defcription of it, having 
no Skill in Drawing j but what 1 chiefly intended to 
tell you I will endeavour to deferibe as well as I can : 
The biggeft End, which I call the Head, was ftretched 
out from the reft of the Body, a little Way, as in the 
Figure, which gave me an Opportunity I had wifhed 
for, of examining what Mouth it had. On my firft 
View of it in common Light, I faw what I incline 
to think may be called the Mouth : Repeated Trials 
in different Lights and Pofitions, and with different 
Magnifiers, confirmed my Sufpicion 5 for I faw no 
other Appearance of it, than what I ought to exped 
on fuch Alterations of the Glaffes, &c. I would only 
add, that after the ftrideft and moft exad Obfervation 
I could make, I could difeern it to be nothing more 
than a tranfparent Tube. Where the Inftruments of 
Nutrition, and the Springs of Life, are, I doubt we 
thall not foon difeover. I once indeed thought, view- 
ing it in the Camera , &c. I faw a Blood-veffel, but I 
believe it was no more than refraded Light, or prif- 
matic Colour. 
a. "The Mouth , which feemed to be as wide open 
as it pojjibly cotild be . 
I am fenfible my Figure is too fmall to give you a 
juft Idea of the Shape of the Mouth, but it had the 
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