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There was a weird day in Paris when suddenly, all the clocks in the city stopped working at the same time! Back in the 19th century, Paris had a special master clock system that controlled all the public clocks. This master clock would send signals through wires to make sure every clock in the city showed the same time. One day, due to a technical glitch, the master clock system failed, causing every clock in Paris to freeze. It was a big deal because people relied on these clocks for trains, businesses, and daily life. Eventually, they fixed the system, but it showed how much the city depended on that one master clock!

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