We had grain but no mills, so I designed a special mill of wood so we could make flour.

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I was trying to perform as best as possible. I was a boy at the time, but worked well with the sickle.

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I tried a dozen different modifications that were rejected. But they all served as a path to the final design.

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I would prefer to have invented a machine that people could use and that would help farmers with their work — for example a lawnmower.

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I wanted to invent an engine that could run for ever. I could have developed a new train, had I stayed in the railway. It would have looked like the AK-47 though.

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I have continued to work at different things, and rebuilt my home all by myself. I did it for the sake of satisfaction at doing something. I did it because I happened to be where I was.

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