Praeterea quamvis solidae res esse putentur, hinc tamen esse licet raro cum corpore cernas: in saxis ac speluncis permanat aquarum liquidus umor et uberibus flent omnia guttis; dissipat in corpus sese cibus omne animantum; crescunt arbusta et fetus in tempore fundunt, quod cibus in totas usque ab radicibus imis per truncos ac per ramos diffunditur omnis; inter saepta meant voces et clausa domorum transvolitant; rigidum permanat frigus ad ossa.
Besides, however solid things may be thought to be, here is proof that you may discern them to be of less than solid consistency. In rocks and caves the liquid moisture of waters oozes through, and the whole place weeps with plenteous drops. Food is dispersed through all the body in living creatures. Trees grow and at their time put forth their fruits, because their food is distributed all over them from the lowest roots through trunks and through branches. Sounds pass through walls and fly through closed houses, stiffening cold permeates to the bones.
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