On 12/29/2016 6:18 AM, Jim Wilkins wrote:
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Being as it's obvious they've been turning these out in large
numbers by the practiced movements, ...

After examining links of this chain I'm glad I wasn't in the crew that
hand-forged it: Splitting firewood is enough for me.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_River_Chain

http://www.albanyinstitute.org/detai...son-river.html
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Indeed, the early ingenuity and diligence tend to amaze us as we're so
used to everything being manipulated by other than what to us now seems
"brute force"...