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A Thrilling Fact

By Jane Ellis Joy.



“Suppose,” said the wise orator,—“though ’t is a thought stupendous—Suppose a baby one year old, with arms of the tremendousLength of ninety-three odd million miles,Should, in a freak of fun,Reach up and touch the sun?That child would be253Years old,I ’m told,Before it learnedits hand was burned!”

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