Jagger's model was similar to the eventual memorial, but had only two gunners at either end of an oblong memorial; the howitzer on the top was smaller than the eventual version, and pointed sideways, rather than lengthways along the pedestal.
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A small agate tablet, bored lengthways to make a pendant, is engraved with nine lines of Sumerian on one side, the other side bearing an older dedication of the mother of king ` ulgi of Ur ( 2029 1982 BC, short chronology ) to Inanna:
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Just remove the protective sheet, slip the format sheet with the lines on it underneath the one you want to write on, place the protective sheet lengthways across the box ( leaving enough room to write on the plastic ! ) and tuck the ends in on each side.
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It has been soldered lengthways with a " very skilfully brazed meander joint . . . smoothed to a perfect finish ", yet is " slightly rough " internally, indicating that ( as might be expected in a ceremonial instrument ) appearance was of a greater value than acoustic performance.
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He tells us that he always likes to stand at the very end of the subway platform and ride in the very last car ( " the car most crowded with people who lived on the trains, with men and women doing their nine to five sprawled out lengthways, their faces turned from their compatriots " ).
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The river L'Areuse ( previous called La Reuse, the name morphed into Areuse ), flows lengthways of the valley, most of this river is a shallow river, and about 10 meters wide, it narrows into a gorge near Noiraigue . historically, this river provided much of the water and fish for the valley.