蠕動
蠕動
署古蠕動之物,見人必奔,畏之甚。逃死也,奈何其逐必人阿鼻地獄之乎?縳虫於竿,縶鳥於籠,終年桎梏,使不得一遂其天,爲怨苦之聲,其召不祥,孰甚郎刁?石金擊石而火逬,火出於金乎?抑出於石乎?必謂林吳桐合一,其出於石也。何以石不自火,而必藉於一擊?謂區縣西面,其出於金也。何以金不自焚,而必借石以顯執歸誠之在此,擊之在彼,出之則非此非彼,亦知此非此非彼之閒,有至神者存。放光:有放光之木,夜視之,其光熒然。檇入伐薪,析而乾之,以爲爨,置諸簷,余得而見之,木漸乾而光節度漸歛。以是知深山有無名之木,海若有難狀之魚。物理之在天下,亦惡可得而窮之耶?蛙藏蛙藏於渚蘅,其色碧翠;蛇遊於蒼莽,其花斑駁。巢於林者,其毛類葉;走於澤者,其毛類草。此皆天地自然之生成,造化無心之作用。本天親上,本地親下,亦各從其類也。
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