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Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:48 am Meaning of "natural features" |
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Hi apo
My guess is that 'natural features' simply means natural occurrences -- i.e. something that is characteristic of pregnancy. It is a 'natural feature' of pregnancy that a baby begins to show signs of life ('quicken') at some point.
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Mon Dec 04, 2006 12:37 pm Meaning of "natural features" |
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Hi,
Sorry I'm going to suggest something quite different. To me the 'natural features' refers to the natural surroundings in which the pregnant woman is living and surrounded by and it these that affect the unborn child.
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Mon Dec 04, 2006 13:28 pm Meaning of "natural features" |
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| So, if I understood correctly: if a pregnant woman felt her baby move while she was walking through the woods, it meant that the forest spirit had entered her; if she was performing her ablutions in a river, then it was the spirit of the river, and so on. |
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Mon Dec 04, 2006 15:42 pm Meaning of "natural features" |
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Hi apo
I think Alan's interpretation is better than mine. And I think Conchita's examples sound good.
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