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On the ninth of November, at three o'clock in the afternoon, Baptiste / went into the tower to see that the clockwork was in order for the / night. He set the dial on the machine, put a few drops of oil on the / bearings of the cylinder, and started to wind up the weight.
It rose a few inches, gave a dull click, and then stopped dead. He / tugged a little harder, but it would not move. Then he tried to let it / down. He pushed at the lever that set the clockwork in motion.