Watson's Woes July 1 - Devil of a time

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Title: A Devil of a Time

Author: Pompey

Universe: Young Sherlock Holmes

Rating: G

Warnings: n/a

Word count: 50

Summary: “I accidentally turned on one of Waxflatter’s machines and, not being at all mechanically minded, had a devil of a time turning it off.” – Watson, Young Sherlock Holmes

Prompt: July 1 – Sisyphus Engine #1, Creative Machine

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Common knowledge says it is impossible to create a perpetual motion machine.  That had not stopped Waxflatter from attempting it.  His inventions all inevitably failed, I knew, but as I watched the whirling gears and clicking steel balls with growing dismay, I wondered if Waxflatter had indeed accomplished the impossible.