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The basic measurement
of time in Atlantis is a day.
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An Atlantian day is
divided into schlibs and ponks.
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The height of the zin
is one hundred feet.
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The length of the zin
is fifty feet.
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The width of the zin
is ten feet.
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The zin is built of
stone blocks.
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Each block is one
cubic foot.
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Day One in the
Atlantian week is called Aquaday.
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Day Two in the
Atlantian week is called Neptiminus.
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Day Three in the
Atlantian week is called Sharkday.
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Day Four in the
Atlantian week is called Mermaidday.
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Day Five in the
Atlantian week is called Daydoldrum.
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There are five days
in an Atlantian week.
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The working day has
nine schlibs.
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Each worker takes
rest periods during the working day
totaling sixteen ponks.
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There are eight ponks
in a schlib.
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Workers each lay 150
blocks per schlib.
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At any time when work
is taking place, there is a gang of
nine people on site.
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One member of each
gang has religious duties and does
not lay blocks.
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No work takes place
on Daydoldrum.
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What is a cubitt?
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A cubitt is a cube,
all sides of which measure one
megalithic yard.
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There are
three-and-a-half feet in a
megalithic yard.
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Does work take place
on Sunday?
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What is a zin?
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What way up does the
zin stand?
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The zin is made of
green blocks.
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Green has special
religious significance on Mermaidday.
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Each gang includes
two women.
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Work starts at
daybreak on Aquaday.
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Only one gang is
working on the construction of the
zin.
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There are eight gold
scales in a gold fin.
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Each block costs two
gold fins.