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Chapter 20 I sat one evening in my laboratory; the sun had set, and the moon was just rising from the sea; I had not sufficient light for my employment, and I remained idle, in a pause of consideration of whether I should leave my labour for the night or hasten its conclusion by an unremitting attention
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From this reading I sat one evening in my laboratory; the sun had set, and the moon was just
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From this reading rising from the sea; I had not sufficient light for my employment, and I
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From this reading rising from the sea; I had not sufficient light for my employment, and I
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From this reading I sat one evening in my laboratory; the sun had set, and the moon was just
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From this reading I sat one evening in my laboratory; the sun had set, and the moon was just
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From this reading remained idle, in a pause of consideration of whether I should leave my
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From this reading I sat one evening in my laboratory; the sun had set, and the moon was just
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From this reading I sat one evening in my laboratory; the sun had set, and the moon was just
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From this reading I sat one evening in my laboratory; the sun had set, and the moon was just
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From this reading remained idle, in a pause of consideration of whether I should leave my
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From this reading rising from the sea; I had not sufficient light for my employment, and I
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From this reading I sat one evening in my laboratory; the sun had set, and the moon was just
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From this reading I sat one evening in my laboratory; the sun had set, and the moon was just
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From this reading labour for the night or hasten its conclusion by an unremitting attention
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From this reading rising from the sea; I had not sufficient light for my employment, and I
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From this reading remained idle, in a pause of consideration of whether I should leave my
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From this reading I sat one evening in my laboratory; the sun had set, and the moon was just
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From this reading labour for the night or hasten its conclusion by an unremitting attention
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From this reading remained idle, in a pause of consideration of whether I should leave my
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From this reading remained idle, in a pause of consideration of whether I should leave my
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From this reading rising from the sea; I had not sufficient light for my employment, and I
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From this reading I sat one evening in my laboratory; the sun had set, and the moon was just
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From this reading rising from the sea; I had not sufficient light for my employment, and I
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From this reading I sat one evening in my laboratory; the sun had set, and the moon was just
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From this reading remained idle, in a pause of consideration of whether I should leave my
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From this reading rising from the sea; I had not sufficient light for my employment, and I
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From this reading I sat one evening in my laboratory; the sun had set, and the moon was just
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From this reading I sat one evening in my laboratory; the sun had set, and the moon was just
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From this reading labour for the night or hasten its conclusion by an unremitting attention
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From this reading I sat one evening in my laboratory; the sun had set, and the moon was just
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From this reading remained idle, in a pause of consideration of whether I should leave my
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