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YES. HE TOOK AS MUCH TIME FOR THE SECOND HALF OF HIS TRIP AS THE WHOLE TRIP WOULD HAVE TAKEN ON FOOT. SO NO MATTER HOW FAST THE TRAIN WAS, HE LOST EXACTLY AS MUCH TIME AS HE SPENT ON THE TRAIN. HE WOULD HAVE SAVED 1⁄30 OF THE TIME BY WALKING ALL THE WAY 12 CHESTNUT TREES. THERE ARE 6 CHESTNUT TREES ON EACH SIDE. THE TREES ARE POSITIONED 0 YARDS, 6 YARDS, 12 YARDS, 18 YARDS, 24 YARDS AND 30 YARDS FROM THE START OF THE STREET IT WOULD TAKE 47 DAYS TO COVER HALF OF THE LAKE, AS THEY DOUBLE IN SIZE EVERY DAY 99 SECONDS OR 1 MINUTE AND 39 SECONDS. WHEN THE 99TH CUT IS MADE, THE REMAINING FOOT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE CUT