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Time Beyond The Clock

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

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The Clock of the Long Now

A clock designed a tick for 10 millennia is under construction in West Texas. It's 200 feet tall, its gears are eight feet in diameter, and each weighs 1,000 pounds. To reach the clock, you have to hike for a full day, find a jade door hidden on a rock face,. open it, and climb a 500-foot circular staircase.

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