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varied with the height through which the " hammer-block " was 

 allowed to fall, and this height could be regulated within the 

 limits of the full stroke of the hammer by means of the valve- 

 gear. As soon as the blow had been delivered, the mechanism 

 for effecting the upward movement of the hammer-block came 



