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CHAPTERCHAPTER
I.Plants and Animals.VI.The Flight of Birds.
II.The Sea and its Inhabitants.VII.The Minds of Men and Animals.
III.Gills and Lungs.VIII.The Struggle for Existence.
IV.Reptiles and their Kin.IX.Natural Selection.
V.From a Reptile to a Bird.

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