At 2:00 PM, a thermometer reading 80oF is taken outside where the air temperature is 20oF. At 2:03 PM, the temperature reading yielded by the thermometer is 42oF. Later, the thermometer is brought inside where the air is at 80oF. At 2:10 PM, the reading is 71oF. When was the thermometer brought indoors?

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At 2:00 PM, a thermometer reading 80oF is taken outside where the air temperature is 20oF. At 2:03 PM, the temperature reading yielded by the thermometer is 42oF. Later, the thermometer is brought inside where the air is at 80oF. At 2:10 PM, the reading is 71oF. When was the thermometer brought indoors?

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