Chapter 4: Turning Back the Hands of Times

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Finally, after what felt like an eternity, the clock was ready. It was a beautiful piece, small enough to fit in the palm of a hand, with a face made of silver and hands that glowed softly in the dark. Elias wound the clock carefully, setting the gears in motion, and watched as time began to reverse. The sun, which had just set, rose again, and the villagers, who had been bedridden with illness, began to regain their strength.

Agnes, seeing the opportunity, quickly gathered herbs and concocted a remedy that could prevent the illness from spreading. She distributed it to the villagers, and within days, the village was on the road to recovery.

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