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Timekeepers' Symphony by Ken Liu (audio)

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The Earth's Rotation

With every chunk of material thrown off into space, we were increasing the earth's angular moment. By the time the last island ship left, a tropical year on earth was exactly 365.25 days. The calendar could finally agree with the seasons. All that's needed is the smallest of adjustments once every four years. A single gear and a perpetual calendar could do it. We have one more story left for you for the month of September, 2022. Is she 192? I hope you come back and listen.

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