Sunt in operibus, cum fabricantur, lentae et ab pondere umoris non habent rigorem et celeriter pandant; simul autem vetustate sunt aridae factae aut in agro perfecto qui est eis liquor stantes emoriuntur, fiunt duriores et in commissuris et coagmentationibus ab lentitudine firmas recipiunt catenationes.
When they are wrought for buildings they are pliant, and, owing to the weight of moisture, they are without stiffness and quickly bend. In time, however, they become dried up, or the moisture which is in them being cast forth, they are allowed to die off, standing in the open. At the same time they become harder, and owing to their pliability they make good joints, both upright and horizontal.
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