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   ocr: STORING ENERGY Bending a spring requires energy, - and the spring stores this energy while it remains bent. For example, when an archer pulls the string ofa bow, the bow stores energy à dae as it bends. Releasing the string transters the energy to the arrow. Many clocks - - - - - - -- * - * - work by using the energy storedin a spring.