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For most, their labors were from sunrise to sunset or more correctly from daylight until darkness. The calories burn off a lot faster when manual instead of machine labor is involved. Lighting was a tremendous expense and could not be wasted. Hunger could not be avoided forever and so a major breakfast and mid-day meal became the normal routine.

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