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Person 1: How are you?
Person 2: Trapped on the surface of a sphere
[[A beat.]]
Person 1: That astronomy class has made you suck at small talk.
Person 2: The universe is too *big* for small talk.
{{Title text: This message brought to you by the Society of Astronomers Trapped on the Surface of a Sphere.}}
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