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avanti_90: "A tragic romance between two molecules of your choice."
Me: Say what now?
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From "The Tragical History of the Elements" by Professor Shakespeare of Oxford.
ACT TWO, SCENE SIX
Enter Hydrogen, weeping. Oxygen follows.
Hydrogen: Lost am I. Though I am the epitome of matter, the Base from which all connect be made anew into greater complexity, I am Common compared to fair Uranium.
Oxygen: Purest Hydrogen, your light is that of the Sun, warming above. Without You there is no life. Without Myself there is no Air. Together we are Water. Why does our joining revolt you so?
Hydrogen: Sweet Oxygen, thou art betrothed to me, but I burn in Uranium's glow.
Me: Say what now?
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From "The Tragical History of the Elements" by Professor Shakespeare of Oxford.
ACT TWO, SCENE SIX
Enter Hydrogen, weeping. Oxygen follows.
Hydrogen: Lost am I. Though I am the epitome of matter, the Base from which all connect be made anew into greater complexity, I am Common compared to fair Uranium.
Oxygen: Purest Hydrogen, your light is that of the Sun, warming above. Without You there is no life. Without Myself there is no Air. Together we are Water. Why does our joining revolt you so?
Hydrogen: Sweet Oxygen, thou art betrothed to me, but I burn in Uranium's glow.