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Sentence
Happily,
however,
he
[the
gnat]
is
born
a
swimmer
and
can
take
his
pleasure
in
his
native
element,
poising
himself
near
its
surface
head
downwards,
tail
upwards.
Why
chooses
he
this
strange
position?
Just
for
the
same
reason
that
we
rather
prefer,
when
taking
a
dabble
in
the
waves,
to
have
our
heads
above
water,
for
the
convenience,
namely,
of
receiving
a
due
supply
of
air,
which
the
little
swimmer
in
question
sucks
in
through
a
sort
of
tube
in
his
tail.
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Happily, however, he [the gnat] is born a swimmer and can take his pleasure in his native element, poising himself near its surface head downwards, tail upwards. Why chooses he this strange position? Just for the same reason that we rather prefer, when taking a dabble in the waves, to have our heads above water, for the convenience, namely, of receiving a due supply of air, which the little swimmer in question sucks in through a sort of tube in his tail.
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