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I believe in black holes. I believe that as the universe empties into nothingness, past and future will smack together in the last swirl around the drain.

Abraham Verghese

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Abraham Verghese
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: January 1
Physician
University Teacher
Writer
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Black
Smack
Around
Drains
Past
Nothingness
Together
Holes
Believe
Lasts
Empties
Last
Swirl
Future
Swirls
Universe
Drain

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