Ray BradburyTime was a film run backward. Suns fled and ten million moons fled after them.
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Time was a film run backward. Suns fled and ten million moons fled after them. is an expression of the idea that time is not linear, it does not run in one direction. This idea is especially true when it comes to the universe.
A few hours ago, you were reading this article in your newspaper or magazine, but now you are at the library looking for more information about the subject. Things in the universe do not run in one direction; they move in many directions at once. Some scientists believe that the universe is actually running backwards, meaning that when everything is destroyed all of time will be reversed so that everything will happen again.
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