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Exhibit JT-0203 · Level 2

Archimedes Screw

This screw moves water uphill — invented more than 2,000 years ago.

Pencil drawing of the Archimedes screw: a metal spindle with a helix set at an angle in a wooden frame, with a water channel below.

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