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Two Inventors Meet By Block Chessboard Tale
A humorous article recounts Smith and Jones, trolley conductors, who improvise on ideas and repeatedly chase each other around a city block to test a joint invention. Each misreads the other’s corner, then circles the block four times, until finally a letter confirms their next meeting spot. The tale ends noting such misfires explain why some inventions come from curious, circular effort.
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Ganit
Jones
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J ‘Smith
Pelthor
Guld
Edraé
Jone
Beith