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[[Girl and beret guy stand under the stars]]
Girl: The starlight falls on our eyes after a journey across trillions of miles - dying here at last, so far from home, all so we can see some pretty dots.
[[Beret guy think for a moment, then runs away, comes back with a mirror, and holds it up towards the stars]]
{{Title text: Don't worry! From the light's point of view, home and your eye are in the same place, and the journey takes no time at all! Relativity saves the day again.}}
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