#3257 THE EARLIEST CLOCKS (Sat, 2008 May 24)

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     _.'_____`._    THE EARLIEST CLOCKS WERE BASED ON LITTLE MORE THAN POO 
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  /,' 11      1 `.\   IT WAS NOT THE MOST ACCURATE SYSTEM, GRANTED         
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;;         /       ::  BUT IT WAS A START                                  
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  \`. 7       5 ,'/    FURTHERMORE THE FIRST ATTEMPT AT STANDARDIZED WEIGHT
   '.`-.__6__.-'.'    AND LENGTH MEASUREMENTS WERE ALSO POO-BASED          
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    _))       ((_    HENCE THE EXPRESSION "HEAVY AS A KING'S TURD"         
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