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water eons

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00Rocks were heated to 01b00boil water eons02b00 before the invention of fireproof vessels.02br
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02font 00An eon is a very, very long period of time. 02font 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-

— Clive

  • 02font 00An eon is a very, very long period of time.
  • 02font 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi,02br
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00Parse this part of the sentence as shown in red.02br
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01font01font00( 02font00Rocks were heated 01font00) (02font00 to 01b00boil water 02b01font00) 02font01b0
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0 Hi.02br
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00An "eon" is a very, very long period of time.02br
00From the title of the post, I assume your problem comes from reading together "water" and "eons". How about separating them? Try this:02br
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01i00Rocks were heated to boil water. 02i02br
01span00When did it happen?
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0Thank you very much Clive!0-
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01cite10Tanit12cite10Hi.12br
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10An "eon" is a very, very long period of time.12br
10From the title of the post, I assume your problem comes from reading together "water" and "eons". How about separating them? Try this:12br
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11i10Rocks were heated to boil water. 12i12b
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