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# [Hybrid Logical Clocks: Having your cake and eating it, too](https://chidinma.dev/hybrid-logical-clocks-having-your-cake-and-eating-it-too?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Part 4: How reality forces us to bring time back

May 17 · 10 min read · chidinma.dev  
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