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Rh law of nature remains unpolluted. Male lions do not get excited over other male lions, and when in rut, Aphrodite awakens their desires for females. The bull, master of his herd, mounts the cows; the ram fills all the sheep with his male seed. What else? The boars, do they not cover the sows in their sty? The wolves, do they not mix with she-wolves? To sum it up, neither the birds who ride the winds, nor the fishes fated to their wet element, nor the animals on land, seek dealings with other males: for them the decrees of Providence remain inviolate. But you men of overrated wisdom, you truly debased beasts, what novel raving drives you to rise up against the laws and 39