What's this proverb mean?Can anybody tell me?

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"we now walk rather away from chimney in the same straight line as when
we measured of the distance of 90 feet."
 
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Sorry, but I can't find any information on it at all. Could you give us some more details, like where it is from, please. ;-)
 
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Anonymous said:
"we now walk rather away from chimney in the same straight line as when
we measured of the distance of 90 feet."
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I have no idea either. It sounds more like geometry problem than a proverb.
 
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I drew a blank on this one, too. :cry:
 
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