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SATAPATHA-BRAHMANA.
* Think ye upon this, how we may seat ourselves on that firmament, in the world of heaven!' They spake,
centre from west to east). As regards the southern semicircle, the fifteen bricks are to be distributed in such a way that eight fall within the south-easterly, and seven into the south-westerly, quadrant. Some such arrangement as that adopted in the diagram below would seem to be what is intended. It will be seen that this arrangement includes two half-size bricks in the south-easterly
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quadrant, the one lying immediately south of the spine,' and the other immediately east of the cross-spine.' It is an awkward fact, however, that one of the commentators on the Satra referred to, states that there are to be two half-foot bricks, (one) on each side of the spine—that is, as would seem, the cross-spine.' I cannot but think, however, that this must be a mistake, as otherwise it would seem to make the construction of a continuous ring impossible. Inside this ring, on the adjoining range (viz. the Ritavya
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