The water of the river you touch is the last of the one that went and the first of the one that comes. Thus the present tense. (referring to the movements underlying the mountains around Lierna and the Fiumelatte connected to the Moncodeno cave) (Leonardo da Vinci)

The water of the river you touch is the last of the one that went and the first of the one that comes. Thus the present tense. (referring to the movements underlying the mountains around Lierna and the Fiumelatte connected to the Moncodeno cave)

Leonardo da Vinci

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