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First appears in Book 1: The Three-Body Problem, chapter 7 (7)

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Book 1: The Three-Body Problem

Ch 7King Wen carries a five-compartment sandglass on his back that empties every eight hours, used to measure time.

An unofficial, spoiler-aware fan guide to Remembrance of Earth's Past by Cixin Liu. Nothing past your reading progress is shown. Book details and covers from Open Library.

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