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Kurchatov’s right palm and curled fingers fully contact the control-lever grip. The control lever pivots from the control desk; the desk’s four legs and the rod-drive cabinet are bolted to the concrete floor. The electrical conduit leaves the control desk, touches the floor along its route, and enters the rod-drive cabinet. The cadmium rod shank enters its guide sleeve vertically; the powered drive lifts it exactly 15 cm. Kurchatov’s chair and both scientists’ shoes rest firmly on the concrete floor. The two scientists stand behind the desk immediately left of the rod-drive cabinet; both gazes converge on the galvanometer pointer. The lever is 18 cm long and its 15 cm travel is about one-third of Kurchatov’s visible 45 cm forearm. 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