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...En A (fig. 14), nous donnons le plan de la chambre de levage des herses au niveau a de la coupe, et en B, le plan de la plate-forme de levage du pont, au niveau b de la même coupe. On observera d'abord que l'intervalle qui sépare les deux tours, et qui couvre l'entrée, donne en plan une portion de cercle. Deux consoles c forment saillie sur cette portion de cylindre et portaient un hourd de bois d, dont il existe en place des fragments...

....In a (fig. 14), we give the plan of the room of lifting of the harrows to the level has cut, and out of b, the plan of the platform of lifting of the bridge, on the level b of the same cut. It will be observed initially that the interval which separates the two turns, and which covers the entry, gives in plan a portion of circle. Two consoles c form covered on this portion of cylinder and carried a wood d hourd, of which there exists in place of the fragments...

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