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The myth of the Second Sisyphus, who was denied a future so he could never die because he tried to give a time-travel algorithm to humans. But second by second, he gets older.


 

The myth of the 'Second Sisyphus'

7:01 ~ this isn't any fun.
7:02 ~ but what can i do?
7:03 ~ the gods have it in for me.
7:04 ~ i can't stand this torture anymore.
7:05 ~ i can't die; I'll be always alive?
7:06 ~ how did i get myself into this fix?
7:07 ~ why am I barred from getting to 7:11?
7:08 ~ please! get this hell off my plate.
7:09 ~ oh, stop it with that unbearable line!
7:10 ~ "go back to 7:00, and start all over again."

7:01 ~ this isn't any fun.
7:02 ~ but what can I do? 
7:03 ~ ...
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De Beaulieu Avatar
April 19, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Hello marinus Jansen, you never made it to 7-11.Now go to bed and get some rest. Enjoy your weekend. Happy Easter. /Darlene/
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