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The Other Adventures of Lars McGinty
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May 11 17:33 UTC 2008 |
"Well, time is certainly a fungible quantity," he observed. "Quite
exactly so, in fact. Time originally allocated for one purpose can
easily be used for another. Perhaps too easily."
"Oh, poppycock and bobbypins!" I exclaimed in exasperation.
"The events of time past are unalterable, and future time is time
which does not yet exist. The future is merely a concept we hold
in our heads. It is pure mental fabrication. It does not deserve
to be called a 'quantity' at all."
Overhead, the falcons swooped and soared, making lazy yet ominous
circles in the clouded sky.
We sat silently for a few minutes as he tried to concoct a response
to my outburst. Tried in vain, of course.
The End
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remmers
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May 11 17:52 UTC 2008 |
"Well, time is certainly a fungible quantity," he observed. "Quite
exactly so, in fact. Time originally allocated for one purpose can
easily be used for another. Perhaps *too* easily."
"Oh, poppycock and bobbypins!" I exclaimed in exasperation. "The
events of time past are unalterable, and future time is time which
does not yet exist. The future is merely a concept we hold in our
heads. It is pure mental fabrication. It does not deserve to be
called a 'quantity' at all."
Overhead, the falcons swooped and soared, making lazy yet ominous
circles in the clouded sky. We sat silently for a few minutes as
he tried to concoct a response to my outburst. Tried in vain, of
course.
The End
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