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[Benjamin Austin <jedi@ecn.purdue.edu>]

On Thu, 29 Oct 1998, Sean L. McLane wrote:

> >
> > Lost Karfelon had a huge waterpump for the hole city. It was called
> > the "big screw" because it had slaves turning a screw which drew water
> > from Lake Alfrego into a big, elevated, watershed which in turn gravity
> > fed into the cities pipes. The temple of Ra spent a great deal of time
> > making sure the whole thing worked as advertised.
> >
> > 						-Steve
> >

Actually, Rougtero has a water screw as well.

> 
> There have also been rocket powered gliders, and there was a big water clock
> on top of the big screw, I believe. I may be mistaken about its location,
> but there was a clock thower in old Karfelon. The Hippodrome also had means
> to fill it with water, then drain it again. 
> 
> -Sean
> 

Man, a clock tower and one of those new bows...

BJ