XI. Progressive Development Through The Different Cycles Of Culture
GA 100/1907-06-26/p019
·1907-06-26
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The bodies themselves had to soar and float, and for this purpose the beings within them needed a special organ. At that time man had no lungs, but a kind of air-bladder; this kept him afloat in the ocean.
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