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25-28. In the forenoon (at a certain time) the chief architect should mark a point (where) the shadow from the gnomon (meets) the circumference in the west. In the afternoon (also) a point should be marked as before (i.e., as in the morning)² where the shadow from the gnomon (meets) the circumference in the east. Thereafter the gnomon should be left (to remain) therein.