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# Title: Leibnitii Protogaea. Concept und Collectanea dazu, nebst einer von Leibniz corrigierten Reinschrift. (shelfmarks Ms XXIII, 23a; MS XXIII, 23a)
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ab ipsa constitutione loci, forma
Terram Nam venani ardossi pisciferi pendentem esse diximus,
ut cum nostris fossoribus loquar id est in strati.
eratsude milliama, ut jam facile appareat ejusdem stagni pisces
in vicina islebis nt ingentia stagna
nunc quoque extant, et quo minus minete mariuo
in petra pilces  non poocul ab est seeburgam
en
ubi ingens aquae salsae stagnum; et subterm
terra esse conditoria salis fontes aquarum
salsarum docent ex quibus illustris inprimm
est
ap
a octavi
interia bellagdide sendis. cattis olium et termunduris
his Ninc jam intelligas ddat
duplicem ut ita dicam apud nos tervam
nam cum  pisces  unam ium pisces
ost quam
in suo lacu essent, alteram imm abtitis
imposita  ingens materiae, moles, que aq
sive igne, sive c gorgonio vajore, Ei
a scissilis
lapidi
tempore in sles
s rud postirem
strata  ce dirat
cui minde  impositae rupes ingent durissama
atque his demum argilla superjecta, quam
punc demum homines colunt et quanquam
 potuerint lacus initio subterranes
esse taenen necesse est tamen supremani
s tinc fuit proosus
terrae superficiecu
mutata
tua
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interiisse intercidisse
convulsam mt
e Gonsalez Hispanus de duplici
quidai
siventium terra olim conjecturas odidet. Sed
omnia altius expenderat atenenius eoque
inclinabat ut venee olim planat rellus
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iacederet per summorum Apium horiontem, jaga
tegentibus magtam partem deani aractos de inde fornices; imns sotulas in infercara
quoda
vulga
prope hocizontalis modum procurrentem insigum indic illas co
a suber insumbente mole in fundam a compi
presso Certe lila non procul
ubi minus firmi erant in inferiora proculvella
et inclinata passim strata m 
e
casum testari quin et elabtelume stata
alia inferior cont vebut inferior contignat acium
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sona immodo
integruptiones reberis state
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medios, planities adtractusque linales.
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imos litorales.
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strata superesse Lage abina Nnce
ceano, aut supra ae aliaque spota mimalium marino,
in carconas tracta vi aquaram, qalia in intros
Baumannt, aut schare feldico Certe aquas
marinas in  oditis Tirolensium Alpibus montibi
fuisse ucile persuadeant Sclina stallenses ubi
terra sale dives, et reli  par credebat certe
post erplos fornices cum limo suo ostreisque deflueus
raptis fornicibus defluxisse
cum ostreis limum, passimus in mediis locis ab
in md vallibus sund
aqua in ima penetius qua defentum haesisse, und tt
in tegidem abusse, inde plena cone
pile
mious
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metalli
jam
finsio
 communisque terra
nigricuns nata
Foir egregius, qui de
solids cutra solidum
deripsie
pariet
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et qua
facile
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in qui
ex
to
appar.
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tende
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occur
nostri
asta
 qu
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concr
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et
Ade
xtit
et
camtu
telluris planities incesserit
composita,
Limum autem cum
aquis destuentem
ex sunte
nie
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