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Friend: Well, then, let’s consider everything
and try to imagine what this experiment will

prove.
Darwin: All right.

Friend: I can tell you plainly that you will not
be able to do it. No matter what you do, you

will never produce a living being from inani-
mate matter.
After their conversation, Darwin and his friend

considered all the stages of the experiment and
started to make the necessary preparations. First of

all, Darwin bought a barrel from a shop.

Darwin: I want to buy this
barrel.

Then he made a guess about
the elements that make up a

living thing.

Darwin: Here’s the car-
bon. And here are the
phosphorus and the mag-
nesium.

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