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 mot of whom have been found in this Condition, eems to confirm that Mankind was formed ever to remain in it, that this Condition is the real Youth of the World, and that all ulterior Improvements have been o many Steps, in Appearance towards the Perfection of Individuals, but in Fact towards the Decrepitnes of the Species.

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