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238Denique res omnis eadem vis causaque volgo
239conficeret, nisi materies aeterna teneret,
240inter se nexus minus aut magis indupedita;
241tactus enim leti satis esset causa profecto,
242quippe ubi nulla forent aeterno corpore, quorum
243contextum vis deberet dissolvere quaeque.
244at nunc, inter se quia nexus principiorum
245dissimiles constant aeternaque materies est,
246incolumi remanent res corpore, dum satis acris
247vis obeat pro textura cuiusque reperta.
248haud igitur redit ad nihilum res ulla, sed omnes
249discidio redeunt in corpora materiai.
250postremo pereunt imbres, ubi eos pater aether
251in gremium matris terrai praecipitavit;
252at nitidae surgunt fruges ramique virescunt
253arboribus, crescunt ipsae fetuque gravantur.