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In chapter one I look at cultivated plants and pets
I note that a species differs more the more advanced it gets
But what is it makes each species' specializations so complex?
Well, it's all due to the fact that characteristics are inherited from one generation to the next.

I ask in chapter two can this be true of breeds in nature?
And I conclude that it's no more than a question of nomenclature
The words 'breed', 'species', 'genus' are merely constructs we've imposed
When in actual fact the situation resembles more of a smooth gradation ongoing and unopposed.

Are you all with me so far? Good, I’ll speed up.

In chapter three I look specifically at the struggle for survival
The way that every living thing must always battle with its rival
And all the worst-adapted will expire without excuse
And meanwhile all the strongest, luckiest, healthiest, pluckiest individuals will survive and reproduce.

I’m thinking of giving a name to that part of my theory, something snappy, something like… survival of the toughest! No. Survival of those most likely to survive! No, that’s a repetitive tautology. And so was that. Survival… survival of the fittest!

Chapter four is really the core - I've called it 'natural selection'
And it describes the way that nature puts my theory into action
The species diverge rather like the branches of a tree
The branch that grows will then divide, the ones that don't fall by the side, and every branch is different to a greater or lesser degree.

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