Besides being sited amid a beautiful setting with a view of the stage and the sound of rushing water, the spring also remains a constant 106.7 degrees Fahrenheit because the staff is always checking the temperature and adjusting the amount of water entering the spring.

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The watch has a four-barrel power plant (is this beginning to sound like a Pontiac GTO?) in which one spring, on being wound down, transfers control to the next.

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