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,! ,MAGNET 

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,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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,9 OLD5 DAYS !RE WAS A %EPH]D :OSE NAME WAS ,MAGNES4 ,MAGNES LO/ A %EEP4 ,HE W5T TO ! M\NTA9S TO F9D IT4 ,HE CAME TO A PLACE :]E !RE W]E B>R5 ROCKS4 ,HE WALK$ OV] !SE ROCKS1 & FELT ?AT HIS BOOTS W]E /ICK+ TO !M4 ,HE T\*$ !M ) HIS H&1 BUT !Y W]E DRY & DID NOT /ICK TO HIS H&4 ,HE />T$ TO WALK AGA91 & AGA9 HIS BOOTS /UCK TO ! ROCKS4 ,HE SAT D[N1 TOOK (F ONE ( HIS BOOTS1 TOOK IT 9TO HIS H&1 & T\*$ ! ROCKS ) IT4 

,:5EV] HE T\*$ !M ) HIS SK91 OR ) ! SOLE ( HIS BOOT1 !Y DID NOT /ICK2 BUT :5 HE T\*$ !M ) ! NAILS1 !Y DID /ICK4 

,MAGNES HAD A CANE ) AN IRON PO9T4 

,HE T\*$ A ROCK ) ! WOOD2 IT DID NOT /ICK2 HE T\*$ IT ) ! IRON 5D1 & IT /UCK SO ?AT HE C\LD NOT PULL IT (F4 

,MAGNES LOOK$ AT ! /ONE1 & HE SAW ?AT IT LOOK$ LIKE IRON1 & HE TOOK PIECES ( ?AT /ONE HOME ) HIM4 ,S9CE !N ?AT ROCK HAS BE5 KN[N1 & HAS BE5 CALL$ ,MAGNET4 

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,MAGNET IS F\ND 9 ! E>? ) IRON ORE4 ,:]E !RE IS MAGNET 9 ! ORE1 ! IRON IS ( ! BE/ QUALITY4 ,! MAGNET RESEMBLES IRON4 

,IF Y\ PUT A PIECE ( IRON ON A MAGNET1 ! IRON ITSELF BEG9S TO ATTRACT O!R IRON4 ,& IF Y\ PUT A /EEL NE$LE ON A MAGNET1 & HOLD IT ?US = A:ILE1 ! NE$LE WILL BECOME A MAGNET1 & WILL ATTRACT IRON4 ,IF TWO MAGNETS >E BR\<T TOGE!R AT !IR 5DS1 ONE SIDE WILL TURN AWAY FROM ! O!R1 :ILE ! O!R SIDES WILL BE ATTRACT$4 

,IF A MAGNETIC ROD IS BROK5 9 TWO1 EA* HALF WILL ATTRACT AT ONE 5D1 & WILL TURN AWAY AT ! O!R 5D4 ,CUT IT AGA91 & ! SAME WILL HAPP52 CUT IT AGA91 AS (T5 AS Y\ PLEASE1 & /ILL ! SAME WILL HAPP53 EQUAL 5DS WILL TURN AWAY FROM EA* O!R1 :ILE OPPOSITE 5DS WILL BE ATTRACT$1 AS ?\< ! MAGNET W]E PU%+ AWAY AT ONE 5D1 & PULL+ 9 AT ! O!R4 ,NO MATT] H[ Y\ MAY BREAK IT1 IT WILL BE AS ?\< !RE W]E A BUMP AT ONE 5D1 & A SAUC] AT ! O!R4 ,:I*EV] WAY Y\ PUT !M TOGE!R1--A BUMP & A SAUC] WILL MEET1 BUT A BUMP & A BUMP1 OR A SAUC] & A SAUC] WILL NOT4 

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,IF Y\ MAGNETIZE A NE$LE 7HOLD+ IT = A:ILE OV] A MAGNET71 & ATTA* IT 9 ! MIDDLE TO A PIVOT 9 SU* A WAY ?AT IT CAN MOVE FREELY >\ND1 & LET IT LOOSE1 IT WILL TURN ) ONE 5D T[>D MIDDAY 7S\?71 & ) ! O!R T[>D MIDNI<T 7NOR?74 

,:5 ! MAGNET WAS NOT KN[N1 PEOPLE DID NOT SAIL F> \T TO SEA4 ,:5 !Y W5T \T F> 9TO ! SEA1 SO ?AT L& WAS NOT TO BE SE51 !Y C\LD TELL ONLY BY ! />S & ! SUN :]E !Y HAD TO SAIL4 ,BUT :5 IT WAS D>K1 & ! SUN OR />S C\LD NOT BE SE51 !Y DID NOT KN[ :I* WAY TO SAIL4 ,& A %IP WAS BORNE BY ! W9DS & C>RI$ ON ROCKS & WRECK$4 

,SO LONG AS ! MAGNET WAS NOT KN[N1 !Y DID NOT SAIL F> FROM ! %ORE2 BUT :5 ! MAGNET WAS DISCOV]$1 !Y MADE A MAGNETIC NE$LE ON A PIVOT1 SO ?AT IT %\LD MOVE >\ND FREELY4 ,BY ?IS NE$LE !Y C\LD TELL 9 :I* DIRECTION TO SAIL4 ,) ! MAGNETIC NE$LE !Y BEGAN TO SAIL F>!R AWAY FROM ! %ORES1 & S9CE !N !Y HAVE DISCOV]$ MANY NEW SEAS4 

,ON %IPS !RE IS ALWAYS A MAGNETIC NE$LE 7COMPASS71 & !RE IS A MEASUR+-ROPE ) KNOTS AT ! /]N ( A %IP4 ,?IS ROPE IS FIX$ 9 SU* A WAY ?AT :5 IT UNROLLS1 !Y CAN TELL H[ F> ! %IP HAS TRAVEL$4 ,& ?US1 9 SAIL+ 9 A BOAT1 !Y ALWAYS KN[ 9 :AT SPOT IT IS1 :E!R F> FROM ! %ORE1 & 9 :AT DIRECTION IT IS SAIL+4 

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