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The latter again becomes destitute of appendages, so that in this case at an early period four, and at a later only three, segments of the middle-body bear limbs. The fifth segment is still entirely wanting, whilst all the abdominal segments have also acquired limbs, and this one after the other, from before backwards. Zool.
Thus there is established in the spinal cord, without reference to the brain at all, a reflex mechanism. Reflex Centers. For the purpose of illustration, we might consider the body as made up of so many segments piled one on another, each segment presided over by a similar segment of spinal cord.
We were glad to emerge from the casino into the warm sunshine; and, for my part, I made the best of my way to a large fountain, surrounded by a circular stone seat of wide sweep, and sat down in a sunny segment of the circle.
All accommodations for an executive staff for the 1,500 patients may be provided in this building. Behind it on the south is a one story building whose ground plan is the segment of a circle.
Thus I had the sign in full: the powerful agent of the sun on earth had fixed Carl Elzner and his Protestant beer-garden on the stereoscopic view forever, whether the dull eyes of men could read them or not. Thrilled and animated by this success, I hastened to apply the same plan of magnifying segment by segment to my photograph of Jupiter.
"Webb Mackenzie, who came from Texas last year and bought the Rocking Chair Ranch?" "The same." "I'm right glad to meet you, seh." "And I can say the same." Webb Mackenzie was so distinctively a product of the West that no other segment of the globe could have produced him.
The wagon-master yielded to a fate which was too great for him and consented to abandon the train. They bided their time until what seemed a propitious moment and then, leaving their dead behind them, the sixteen survivors which number included the seven soldiers made a charge at the weakest segment of the circle.
There is to be no more sun-soaking on door mats having a southern exposure, no more usurpation of the warmest segment of the family circle, no more successful personal solicitation of cheer at the domestic board.
By means of this alternate motion, interspersed with numerous contacts, a segment of the sheet is obtained, of a very accurate texture. When this is done, the Spider moves a little along a circular line and the loom works in the same manner on another segment.
Those sons and grandsons obeyed his order as efficiently as he did Grim's. They made a feint all in a cluster together straight for the widest gap in the circle behind us. The enemy drew off to a safer distance, whereat Ali Baba wheeled and charged another segment of the circle, widening it again. Still not a shot had been fired by either side.
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