science fiction

Jim woke that morning to find the world changed. Since he was born, or at least since he could remember (he couldn't remember being born but sometimes said he could, to impress the kind people he hung around with - mainly people who were really impressed by feats of memory) he had wanted to go into space, and now that the world was changed, perhaps he would finally get his wish!

Unfortunately, the nature of the world's change was that it had stopped spinning. Space seemed further away than ever to Jim, despite in fact remaining exactly the same distance away. 100 miles or something. Jim was no scientist, which is why he had never got to go into space prior to this day.

Anyway, one thing led to another and basically they got the world spinning again with rockets or whatever (use your imagination) and Jim learned his lesson - he should have tried harder in science lessons at school. Next time you're in a school, think of Jim and smile, because you know not to make the same mistake.

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