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2sSay, do you know Obliteron?
2.37sHe pretends to be a hamster, but...
3.44sYeah, that's really great. Could you please tell us what's going on?
1.75sWhat? Oh! Right.
5.22sYou see, my associates and I are from the ninth planet of the star you call Thuban.
2.85sLong ago, life there was ideal.
1.74s
2.95sThe sun provided plenty of warm, dozy light.
1.9sThe chicken-salmon roamed free.
1.94s
2.45sYet disaster loomed.
2.74sOur planet's rotation was gradually slowing.
1.97sAt first, it seemed beneficial.
2.3sLong, dark nights for sleeping,
2.44slong, sunny days for sleeping.
1.88sBut then it got too hot.
1.67s(MEOWING IN PAIN)
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1sAnd too cold.
1.54s(SHUDDERING)
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2.92sOur top scientists went to work.
6.67sAt last, they located a planet with the necessary orientation and magnetic field to harness its rotational energy.