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The process of unpacking the difference engine was very time-consuming. Here, the crew that shipped it begins the process of hooking up the box containing the machine to an adjacent crane.

(Read more about the supersize unboxing in Daniel's story here.)

Credit: Daniel Terdiman/CNET News.com

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