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Ethical children

Questions from and answers for children, by Matthew Beard

Why does time sometimes go faster or slower than normal?

I call this the ‘holiday effect’. The last few days before you go on a holiday seem to take forever, but then the holiday itself goes in a flash. It can be a bit depressing, but

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