seventy-two

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         In a different lifetime, I watched a documentary on space, and it said that, if by some fluke, the sun was to evaporate on spot, we wouldn’t stop moving right away.  The Earth would continue on its path for another eight minutes, orbiting normally, until veering completely off-track.

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           Can’t my eighth minute be up yet?

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