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Too bad the earth's not flat. If it were we'd have
a chance.
The sun would arch over us, drawing the day, then at night we'd all
sleep. (Most of us, anyway.) In that case, everyone could get together
and agree that once a year we'd have one hour (or one day) where everybody
simply stayed in place. No planes would fly, no cars would drive. Nuclear
submarines would have to park it on the bottom of the ocean. Freight and
passenger trains could pause in their progress and become objects of curiosity
for passing animals. Ships could drift, but all motors would be shut
off and people would sit or stand very still listening to the silence. The
only thing moving would be the earth through space and for once everyone
would be able to hear it. |