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which is formed from twenty equilateral triangles. This makes water the element with the greatest number of sides, which Plato regarded as appropriate because water flows out of one's hand when picked up, as if it is made of tiny little balls.
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520:for water
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747:See also
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777:Timaeus
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721:Ondines
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670:Puranic
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456:emotion
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247:Earth (
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309:Aether
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666:Vasus
618:Hindi
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