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PERU. THE LOCAL HABITAT AROUND A RAILWAY TRACK CAN BE VERY INTERESTING. FOR EXAMPLE, SUPPORTING THE TRACK IS A SLEEPER, UNDER WHICH YOU CAN FIND THE LESSER SPOTTED GREAT WEEVIL IN 24 HOURS THE WATCH GAINED 1/2-1/3= 1/6 MINUTE. IT WOULD SEEM IT WOULD BE 5 MINUTES FAST IN 5 X 6= 30 DAYS; THAT IS,THE MORNING OF MAY 31. BUT ALREADY ON THE MORNING OF MAY 28 THE WAS 27/6= 4 1/2 MINUTES FAST. AT THE CLOSE OF THE DAY THE WATCH GAINED 1/2 MINUTE MORE, SO IT WAS 5 MINUTES FAST ON MAY 28 THE BUTLER DID IT. MR. ELLIS KNEW THE BUTLER WAS LYING BECAUSE PAGES 35 AND 36 IN A BOOK ARE ALWAYS PRINTED ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE SAME PIECE OF PAPER NOT 12 SECONDS. THERE ARE 7 SEGMENTS FROM THE FIRST FLAG TOT THE EIGHTH, AND 11 FROM THE FIRST TO THE TWELFTH. HE RUNS EACH SEGMENT IN 8/7 SECONDS; THEREFORE, 11 SEGMENTS TAKE 88/7= 12 4/7 SECONDS