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  ,! R1SONS = "S ANIMALS 2+ L;G-LIV$ &
O!RS %ORT-LIV$1 &1 9 A ^W1 CAUSES (!
L5G? & BREV;Y ( LIFE CALL = 9VE/IG,N4
  ,! NEC 2G9N+ 6\R 9QUIRY IS A /ATE;T (!
DI6ICULTIES AB ^! PO9TS4 ,= X IS N CLE>
:E!R 9 ANIMALS & PLANTS UNIV]S,Y X IS A
S+LE OR DIV]SE CAUSE T MAKES "S 6BE L;G-
LIV$1 O!RS %ORT-LIV$4 ,PLANTS TOO H 9 "S
CASES A L;G LIFE1 :ILE 9 O!RS X LA/S B =
A YE>4
  ,FUR!R1 9 A NATURAL /RUCTURE >E
L;GEV;Y &A S.D 3/ITU;N CO9CID5T1 OR IS
%ORT;S ( LIFE 9DEP5D5T ( UNH1L?I;S8 ,P]H
9 ! CASE ( C]TA9 MALADIES A 41S$ /ATE (!
BODY & %ORT;S ( LIFE >E 9T]*ANGEA#1 :ILE
9 ! CASE ( O!RS ILL-H1L? IS P]FECTLY
-PATI# ) L;G LIFE4
  ,( SLEEP & WAK+ WE H ALR TR1T$2 AB
LIFE & D1? WE % SP1K LAT] ON1 & LIKEWISE
AB H1L? & 41SE1 9 S F> Z X 2L;GS 6!
SCI;E ( NATURE 6D S4 ,B AT PRES5T WE H
69VE/IGATE ! CAUSES ( "S CR1TURES 2+
L;G-LIV$1 & O!RS %ORT-LIV$4 ,WE F9D ?
4T9C;N A6ECT+ N ONLY 5TIRE G5]A OPPOS$ Z
:OLES 6"O ANO!R1 B APPLY+ AL 63TRA/$
SETS ( 9DIVIDUALS )9 ! SAME SPECIES4 ,Z
AN 9/.E (! DI6];E APPLY+ 6! G5US ,I GIVE
MAN & HORSE 7= MANK9D HAS A L;G] LIFE
?AN ! HORSE71 :ILE )9 ! SPECIES "! IS !
DI6];E 2T MAN & MAN2 =( M5 AL "S >E L;G-
LIV$1 O!RS %ORT-LIV$1 DI6]+ F EA* O!R 9
RESPECT (! DI6]5T REGIONS 9 : !Y DWELL4
,RACES 9HABIT+ W>M C.TRIES H L;G] LIFE1
^? LIV+ 9 A COLD CLIMATE LIVE A %ORT]
"T4 ,LIKEWISE "! >E SIMIL> DI6];ES AM;G
9DIVIDUALS O3UPY+ ! SAME LOCAL;Y4


                   #B

  ,9 ORD] 6F9D PREMISSES = \R >GU;T1 WE
M/ ANSW] ! "Q1 ,:AT IS T :1 9 NATURAL
OBJECTS1 MAKES !M EASILY DE/ROY$1 OR !
REV]SE8 ,S9CE FIRE & WAT]1 & :ATSO"E IS
AK9 "!TO1 D N POSSESS ID5TICAL P[]S !Y
>E RECIPROCAL CAUSES ( G5],N & DECAY4
,H;E X IS NATURAL 69F] T "EY?+ ELSE >IS+
F !M & -POS$ ( !M %D %>E 9 ! SAME
NATURE1 9 ALL CASES ": ?+S >E N1 L A
H\SE1 A -POSITE UN;Y =M$ 0! SYN!SIS ( _M
?+S4
  ,9 O!R MATT]S A DI6]5T A3.T M/ 2 GIV52
= 9 _M ?+S _! MODE ( 4SOLU;N IS "S?+
PECULI> 6!MVS1 E4G4 9 K & H1L? & 41SE4
,^! PASS AWAY EV5 ?\< ! M$IUM 9 : !Y >E
F.D IS N DE/ROY$ B 3T9UES 6EXI/2 =
EXAMPLE1 TAKE ! T]M9,N ( IGNOR.E1 : IS
RECOLLEC;N OR LE>N+1 :ILE K PASSES AWAY
96=GET;L;S1 OR ]ROR4 ,B A3ID5T,Y !
49TEGR,N (A NATURAL OBJECT IS A3OMPANI$
0! DE/RUC;N (! NON-PHYSICAL R1L;Y2 =1 :5
! ANIMAL DIES1 ! H1L? OR K RESID5T 9 X
PASSES AWAY TOO4 ,H;E F ^! 3SID],NS WE
MAY DRAW A 3CLU.N AB ! S\L TOO2 =1 IF !
9H];E ( S\L 9 BODY IS N A MATT] ( NATURE
B L T ( K 9 ! S\L1 "! WD 2 ANO!R MODE (
4SOLU;N P]TA9+ 6X 2SS T : O3URS :5 !
BODY IS DE/ROY$4 ,B S9CE EVID5TLY X DOES
N ADMIT ( ? DUAL 4SOLU;N1 ! S\L M/ /& 9
A DI6]5T CASE 9 RESPECT ( XS UNION )!
BODY4

                   #C

  ,P]H "O MI<T R1SONABLY RAISE ! "Q :E!R
"! IS ANY PLACE ": :AT IS CORRUPTI#
2COMES 9CORRUPTI#1 Z FIRE DOES 9 ! UPP]
REGIONS ": X MEETS ) NO OPPOSITE4
,OPPOSITES DE/ROY EA* O!R1 & H;E
A3ID5T,Y1 0_! DE/RUC;N1 :ATSO"E IS
ATTRIBUT$ 6!M IS DE/ROY$4 ,B NO OPPOSITE
9 A R1L SUB/.E IS A3ID5T,Y DE/ROY$1 2C
R1L SUB/.E IS N PR$ICAT$ ( ANY SUBJECT4
,H;E A ?+ : HAS NO OPPOSITE1 OR : IS
SITUAT$ ": X HAS NO OPPOSITE1 _C 2
DE/ROY$4 ,= :AT W T 2 : C DE/ROY X1 IF
DE/RUC;N -ES ONLY "? 3TR>IES1 B NO 3TR>Y
6X EXI/S EI ABSOLUTELY OR 9 ! "PICUL>
PLACE ": X IS8 ,B P]H ? IS 9 "O S5SE
TRUE1 9 ANO!R S5SE N TRUE1 = X IS
IMPOSSI# T ANY?+ 3TA9+ MATT] %D N H 9
ANY S5SE AN OPPOSITE4 ,H1T & /RAI<T;S C
2 PRES5T 9 E "P (A ?+1 B X IS IMPOSSI# T
! ?+ %D 2 NO?+ B HOT OR :ITE OR /RAI<T2
=1 IF T 7 S1 ATTRIBUTES WD H AN 9DEP5D5T
EXI/;E4 ,H;E IF1 9 ALL CASES1 :5"E !
ACTIVE &! PASSIVE EXI/ TGR1 ! "O ACTS &!
O!R IS ACT$ ON1 X IS IMPOSSI# T NO *ANGE
%D O3UR4 ,FUR!R1 ? IS S IF A WA/E
PRODUCT IS AN OPPOSITE1 & WA/E M/ ALW 2
PRODUC$2 = OPPOSI;N IS ALW ! S\RCE (
*ANGE1 & REFUSE IS :AT REMA9S (! PREVI\S
OPPOSITE4 ,B1 AF EXPELL+ "EY?+ (A NATURE
ACTU,Y OPPOS$1 WD AN OBJECT 9 ? CASE AL
2 IMP]I%A#8 ,NO1 X WD 2 DE/ROY$ 0!
5VIRON;T4
  ,IF !N T IS S1 :AT WE H SD SU6ICI5TLY
A3.TS =! *ANGE2 B1 IF N1 WE M/ ASSUME T
"S?+ ( ACTU,Y OPPOSITE "* IS 9 ! *ANG+
OBJECT1 & REFUSE IS PRODUC$4
  ,H;E A3ID5T,Y A LESS] FLAME IS 3SUM$
0A GRT] "O1 =! NUTRI;T1 6WIT ! SMOKE1 :
! =M] TAKES A L;G P]IOD 6EXP5D1 IS US$
UP 0! BIG FLAME QKLY4
  ,H;E ,7TOO7' ALL ?+S >E AT ALL "TS 9 A
/ATE ( TRANSI;N & >E -+ 962+ & PASS+
AWAY4 ,! 5VIRON;T ACTS ON !M EI
FAV\RABLY OR ANTAGONI/IC,Y1 &1 [+ 6?1
?+S T *ANGE _! SITU,N 2COME M OR LESS
5DUR+ ?AN _! NATURE W>RANTS1 B N"E >E !Y
ET]NAL :5 !Y 3TA9 3TR>Y QUALITIES2 = _!
MATT] IS AN IMM S\RCE ( 3TR>IETY1 S T IF
X 9VOLVES LOCAL;Y !Y %[ *ANGE ( SITU,N1
IF QUANT;Y1 9CR1SE & DIM9U;N1 :ILE IF X
9VOLVES QUALITATIVE A6EC;N WE F9D ALT],N
( "*4

                   #D

  ,WE F9D T A SUP]IOR IMMUN;Y F DECAY
ATTA*ES NEI 6! L>GE/ ANIMALS 7! HORSE
HAS %ORT] LIFE ?AN MAN7 NOR 6^? T >E
SMALL 7= MO/ 9SECTS LIVE B =A YE>74 ,NOR
>E PLANTS Z A :OLE LESS LIA# 6P]I% ?AN
ANIMALS 7_M PLANTS >E ANNUALS71 NOR H
SANGU9E\S ANIMALS ! PRE-EM9;E 7=! BEE IS
L;G]-LIV$ ?AN C]TA9 SANGU9E\S ANIMALS74
,NEI IS X ! BLOOD.S ANIMALS T LIVE L;GE/
7= MOLLUSCS LIVE ONLY A YE>1 ?\<
BLOOD.S71 NOR T]RE/RIAL ORGANISMS 7"! >E
BO? PLANTS & T]RE/RIAL ANIMALS ( : A
S+LE YE> IS ! P]IOD71 NOR ! O3UPANTS (!
SEA 7= "! WE F9D ! CRU/AC1NS &!
MOLLUSCS1 : >E %ORT-LIV$74
  ,SP1K+ G5],Y1 ! L;GE/-LIV$ ?+S O3UR
AM;G ! PLANTS1 E4G4 ! DATE-PALM4 ,NEXT 9
ORD] WE F9D !M AM;G ! SANGU9E\S ANIMALS
R ?AN AM;G ! BLOOD.S1 & AM;G ^? ) FEET R
?AN AM;G ! D5IZ5S (! WAT]4 ,H;E1 TAK+ ^!
TWO "*S TGR1 ! L;GE/-LIV$ ANIMALS FALL
AM;G SANGU9E\S ANIMALS : H FEET1 E4G4
MAN & ELEPHANT4 ,Z A MATT] ( FACT AL X
IS A G5]AL RULE T ! L>G] LIVE L;G] ?AN !
SMALL]1 =! O!R L;G-LIV$ ANIMALS TOO
HAPP5 6BE (A L>GE SIZE1 Z >E AL ^? ,I H
M5;N$4

                   #E

  ,! FOLL[+ 3SID],NS MAY 5A# U 6"U/& !
R1SONS = ALL ^! FACTS4 ,WE M/ REMEMB] T
AN ANIMAL IS 0NATURE HUMID & W>M1 &
6LIVE IS 6BE ( S* A 3/ITU;N1 :ILE OLD
AGE IS DRY & COLD1 & S IS A CORPSE4 ,?
IS PLA9 6OBS]V,N4 ,B ! MAT]IAL 3/ITUT+ !
BODIES ( ALL ?+S 3SI/S (! FOLL[+-! HOT &
! COLD1 ! DRY &! MOI/4 ,H;E :5 !Y AGE !Y
M/ 2COME DRY1 & "!=E ! FLUID 9 !M
REQUIRES 6BE N EASILY DRI$ UP4 ,?US WE
EXPLA9 :Y FAT ?+S >E N LIA# 6DECAY4 ,!
R1SON IS T !Y 3TA9 AIR2 N[ AIR
RELATIVELY 6! O!R ELE;TS IS FIRE1 & FIRE
N"E 2COMES CORRUPT$4
  ,AG ! HUMID ELE;T 9 ANIMALS M/ N 2
SMALL 9 QUANT;Y1 =A SMALL QUANT;Y IS
EASILY DRI$ UP4 ,? IS :Y BO? PLANTS &
ANIMALS T >E L>GE >E1 Z A G5]AL RULE1
L;G]-LIV$ ?AN ! RE/1 Z 0 SD 2F2 X IS 6BE
EXPECT$ T ! L>G] %D 3TA9 M MOI/URE4 ,B X
IS N M]ELY ? T MAKES !M L;G] LIV$2 =!
CAUSE IS TWOFOLD1 6WIT1 ! QUAL;Y Z WELL
Z ! QUANT;Y (! FLUID4 ,H;E ! MOI/URE M/
2 N ONLY GRT 9 AM.T B AL W>M1 9 ORD] 6BE
NEI EASILY 3G1L$ NOR EASILY DRI$ UP4
  ,X IS = ? R1SON AL T MAN LIVES L;G]
?AN "S ANIMALS : >E L>G]2 = ANIMALS LIVE
L;G] ?\< "! IS A DEFICI5CY 9 ! AM.T ( _!
MOI/URE1 IF ! RATIO ( XS QUALITATIVE
SUP]IOR;Y EXCE$S T ( XS QUANTITATIVE
DEFICI5CY4
  ,9 "S CR1TURES ! W>M ELE;T IS _! FATTY
SUB/.E1 : PREV5TS AT ONCE DESI3,N &
3GEL,N2 B 9 O!RS X ASSUMES A DI6]5T
FLAV\R4 ,FUR!R1 T : IS DESIGN$ 6BE N
EASILY DE/ROY$ %D N YIELD WA/E PRODUCTS4
,ANY?+ ( S* A NATURE CAUSES D1? EI 041SE
OR NATUR,Y1 =! POT5CY (! WA/E PRODUCT
"WS ADV]SELY & DE/ROYS N[ ! 5TIRE
3/ITU;N1 N[ A "PICUL> MEMB]4
  ,? IS :Y SALACI\S ANIMALS & ^? AB.D+ 9
SE$ AGE QKLY2 ! SE$ IS A RESIDUE1 &
FUR!R1 02+ LO/1 X PRODUCES DRY;S4 ,H;E !
MULE LIVES L;G] ?AN EI ! HORSE OR ! ASS
F : X SPRANG1 & FEMALES LIVE L;G] ?AN
MALES IF ! MALES >E SALACI\S4 ,ACLY
COCK-SP>R[S H A %ORT] LIFE ?AN !
FEMALES4 ,AG MALES SUBJECT 6GRT TOIL >E
%ORT-LIV$ & AGE M QKLY [+ 6! LAB\R2 TOIL
PRODUCES DRY;S & OLD AGE IS DRY4 ,B
0NATURAL 3/ITU;N & Z A G5]AL RULE MALES
LIVE L;G] ?AN FEMALES1 &! R1SON IS T !
MALE IS AN ANIMAL ) M W>M? ?AN ! FEMALE4
  ,! SAME K9D ( ANIMALS >E L;G]-LIV$ 9
W>M ?AN 9 COLD CLIMATES =! SAME R1SON1
ON A3.T ( : !Y >E ( L>G] SIZE4 ,! SIZE (
ANIMALS ( COLD 3/ITU;N ILLU/RATES ?
"PICUL>LY WELL1 & H;E SNAKES & LIZ>DS &
SCALY REPTILES >E ( GRT SIZE 9 W>M
LOCALITIES1 Z AL >E TE/ACEA 9 ! ,R$
,SEA3 ! W>M HUMID;Y "! IS ! CAUSE EQU,Y
( _! AUG;T$ SIZE &( _! LIFE4 ,B 9 COLD
C.TRIES ! HUMID;Y 9 ANIMALS IS M (A
WAT]Y NATURE1 & H;E IS R1DILY 3G1L$4
,3SEQU5TLY X HAPP5S T ANIMALS ) LL OR NO
BLOOD >E 9 NOR!RLY REGIONS EI 5TIRELY
ABS5T 7BO? ! L& ANIMALS ) FEET &! WAT]
CR1TURES ^: HOME IS ! SEA7 OR1 :5 !Y D
O3UR1 !Y >E SMALL] & H %ORT] LIFE2 =!
FRO/ PREV5TS GR[?4
  ,BO? PLANTS & ANIMALS P]I% IF N F$1 =
9 T CASE !Y 3SUME !MVS2 J Z A L>GE FLAME
3SUMES & BURNS UP A SMALL "O 0US+ UP XS
NUTRI;T1 S ! NATURAL W>M? : IS ! PRIM>Y
CAUSE ( DIGES;N 3SUMES ! MAT]IAL 9 : X
IS LOCAT$4
  ,WAT] ANIMALS H A %ORT] LIFE ?AN
T]RE/RIAL CR1TURES1 N /RICTLY 2C !Y >E
HUMID1 B 2C !Y >E WAT]Y1 & WAT]Y MOI/URE
IS EASILY DE/ROY$1 S9CE X IS COLD &
R1DILY 3G1L$4 ,=! SAME R1SON BLOOD.S
ANIMALS P]I% R1DILY UN.S PROTECT$ 0GRT
SIZE1 = "! IS NEI FAT;S NOR SWEET;S AB
!M4 ,9 ANIMALS FAT IS SWEET1 & H;E BEES
>E L;G]-LIV$ ?AN O!R ANIMALS ( L>G]
SIZE4

                   #F

  ,X IS AM;G/ ! PLANTS T WE F9D ! L;GE/
LIFE-M ?AN AM;G ! ANIMALS1 =1 9 ! F/
PLACE1 !Y >E LESS WAT]Y & H;E LESS
EASILY FROZ54 ,FUR!R !Y H AN OILI;S &A
VISCOS;Y : MAKES !M RETA9 _! MOI/URE 9 A
=M N EASILY DRI$ UP1 EV5 ?\< !Y >E DRY &
E>?Y4
  ,B WE M/ 4COV] ! R1SON :Y TREES >E (
AN 5DUR+ 3/ITU;N1 = X IS PECULI> 6!M &
IS N F.D 9 ANY ANIMALS EXCEPT ! 9SECTS4
  ,PLANTS 3T9U,Y RENEW !MVS & H;E LA/ =A
L;G "T4 ,NEW %OOTS 3T9U,Y -E &! O!RS GR[
OLD1 &)! ROOTS ! SAME ?+ HAPP5S4 ,B BO?
PROCESSES D N O3UR TGR4 ,R X HAPP5S T AT
"O "T ! TRUNK &! BRAN*ES AL"O DIE & NEW
"OS GR[ UP 2S !M1 & X IS ONLY :5 ? HAS
TAK5 PLACE T ! FRE% ROOTS SPR+ F !
SURVIV+ "P4 ,?US X 3T9UES1 "O "P DY+ &!
O!R GR[+1 & H;E AL X LIVES A L;G "T4
  ,"! IS A SIMIL>;Y1 Z HAS BE5 ALR SD1
2T PLANTS & 9SECTS1 = !Y LIVE1 ?\<
DIVID$1 & TWO OR M MAY 2 DERIV$ F A S+LE
"O4 ,9SECTS1 H["E1 ?\< MANAG+ 6LIVE1 >E
N A# 6D S L;G1 = !Y D N POSSESS ORGANS2
NOR C ! PR9CIPLE RESID5T 9 EA* (!
SEP>AT$ "PS CR1TE ORGANS4 ,9 ! CASE (A
PLANT1 H["E1 X C D S2 E "P (A PLANT
3TA9S POT5TI,Y BO? ROOT & /EM4 ,H;E X IS
F ? S\RCE T ISSUES T 3T9U$ GR[? :5 "O "P
IS RENEW$ &! O!R GR[S OLD2 X IS
PRACTIC,Y A CASE ( L;GEV;Y4 ,! TAK+ (
SLIPS FURNI%ES A SIMIL> 9/.E1 = WE MI<T
SAY T1 9 A WAY1 :5 WE TAKE A SLIP ! SAME
?+ HAPP5S2 ! %OOT CUT (F IS "P (! PLANT4
,?US 9 TAK+ SLIPS ? P]PETU,N ( LIFE
O3URS ?\< _! 3NEXION )! PLANT IS S"E$1 B
9 ! =M] CASE X IS ! 3T9U;Y T IS
OP]ATIVE4 ,! R1SON IS T ! LIFE PR9CIPLE
POT5TI,Y 2L;G+ 6!M IS PRES5T 9 E "P4
  ,ID5TICAL PH5OM5A >E F.D BO? 9 PLANTS
& 9 ANIMALS4 ,= 9 ANIMALS ! MALES >E1 9
G5]AL1 ! L;G]-LIV$4 ,!Y H _! UPP] "PS
L>G] ?AN ! L[] 7! MALE IS M (! DW>F TYPE
( BUILD ?AN ! FEMALE71 & X IS 9 ! UPP]
"P T W>M? RESIDES1 9 ! L[] COLD4 ,9
PLANTS AL ^? ) GRT H1DS >E L;G]-LIV$1 &
S* >E ^? T >E N ANNUAL B (! TREE-TYPE1 =
! ROOTS >E ! H1D & UPP] "P (A PLANT1 &
AM;G ! ANNUALS GR[? O3URS 9 ! DIREC;N (
_! L[] "PS &! FRUIT4
  ,^! MATT]S H["E W 2 SPECI,Y 9VE/IGAT$
9 ! "W ,ON ,PLANTS4 ,B ? IS \R A3.T (!
R1SONS =! DUR,N ( LIFE &= %ORT LIFE 9
ANIMALS4 ,X REMA9S = U 64CUSS Y\? & AGE1
& LIFE & D1?4 ,6-E 6A DEF9ITE "U/&+ AB
^! MATT]S WD -PLETE \R C\RSE ( /UDY ON
ANIMALS4