It was the first supernova to take place in our immediate neighborhoodsince the telescope was invented, and it elicited a positive feedingfrenzy among... astronomers and astrophysicists. Many of them consideredit to be the most significant stellar event of the last 300 years.About once in a thousand years or so, a supernova will occur so closeto earth that it is clearly visible with the naked eye, and may even,briefly, be the most noticeable object in the sky. One took placenearly 2,000 years ago,. The hands on my watch seemed to have stopped but minute-by-minute they moved around until thirty minutes had elapsed since I had slipped a drop of my mixture into her coffee. Nothing, but then what did I expect, then as she was leaving she took my hand to shake it good-bye but she lingered just a little. Probably it was my imagination but it was enough to send a shiver down my spine.I kept telling myself that it was my imagination all the time I was preparing my second brew. This time I was. After finishing the afternoon routine with them, it was back to business. “Hi, thanks for calling, how may I assist you today?” the first place answered. “Hi, yes, I am calling to find out more about your nanny services. I will be returning to work soon and I have twin girls that will need to be taken care of during the day.” “Of course ma’am, we can certainly accommodate twins. I will be delighted to go over the services we have available, as well as pricing.” Amber listened on and jotted. You hope to find and abscond with Redbeard’s treasure. – ‘Mission accomplished.’ said Eric, tipping his hat to her. – ‘You fooled us all.’ said Leo. – ‘Except me!’ objected Eliza. ‘But I didn’t know you had your ship. Does that mean that I get forced to walk the plank, while you keep the whole treasure?’ Sheila looked thoughtful for a moment. Then she laughed. ‘No! Now that I know who you are, I think that this will be the start of a very profitable partnership.’ – ‘Who is she?’ asked Leo..
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