Although of course I am aware that it changes color in a jar. But we know why, surely? The heavier melancholic elements in the blood sink, making the top lighter and the bottom darker."" Not so," I said firmly. "Cover the jar, and the color does not change. And I can find no explanation of how such separation could occur in the lungs. But when it emerges from the lungs - at least, this is the case in cats - it is very much lighter in color than when it goes in, indicating that some darkness is withdrawn from it."" I must cut up a cat and see for myself. A live cat, was it?"" It was for a while.

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