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Twilight zones

By Matthew Engel

Published: September 22 2007 03:00 | Last updated: September 22 2007 03:00

For as long as I can remember, there has been a map in the ticket hall of Piccadilly Circus tube station supposedly showing night and day across the time zones of the world. This is somewhat surprising given the London Underground's historic difficulty in grasping the concept of punctuality.

But the map has always fascinated me, and still does, even though it now seems very primitive.

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