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"Dr. Weiler noted that the telescope was now in the best shape of its 19-year life in orbit, far surpassing the ambitions of its founders, and that it could last for at least another five years.
"Hubble gets better and better and better," he said."
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"A lot of folks back then disagreed with my point, saying that there was no surer way to check the influence of the fringes than to expose and mock their craziness. Can I just ask: how's that working out for you all?"
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"In the corner of your office is a stack of eight assignments you have finished grading. You are sitting at your desk with an empty cup of coffee, checking your online course webpage. There are twenty-three assignments that need grading.
> find grue
No. There are twenty-three assignments that need grading.
> prefer grue
Absolutely not. There are twenty-three assignments that need grading.
> it all dark black and i likely to be eaten by grue"
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