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      "collect and conserve historic clocks"
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      "Radio and network clocks synchronise automatically",
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        "Owners of historic clocks"
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                    "text": "What mechanism does this clock use?",
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                  {
                    "text": "How is it powered?",
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                  }
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            "id": "accuracy",
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                    "text": "How often must it be corrected?",
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                    "text": "Which time zone does it show?",
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                  {
                    "text": "Is that correct for its location?",
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        "id": "care",
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                    "text": "When was it last serviced?",
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                    "text": "Who can repair it?",
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                    "text": "How should old batteries be disposed of?",
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                    "text": "Who made it, and when?",
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                    "text": "Is it signed?",
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                "id": "protection-finding",
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                    "text": "Is it a protected heritage object?",
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                    "text": "What conservation does it need?",
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    "Should clock types be separate entries?",
    "How should synchronisation sources be recorded?",
    "How should historic clocks be linked to heritage records?"
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