While it lasted...

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I've been re-reading "Rendezvous with Rama" by Arthur Clarke.

This is the end of Chapter 2:

"In a way, it was a pity. An encounter with a dark star would have been quite exciting.

While it lasted."

nothing lasts.

And I'm grateful for that. Sure, the good times don't get to hang around, but bad times do get better.

Those Rama books are a trip, but I've always loved Clarke. I read them straight through about 15 years ago during summer break from school.