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A Figure Like That<br />

DNA - or more biochemically, when the<br />

telomeres of specific cells’ chromosomes had<br />

run out - which is linked to, normally,<br />

someone's age.<br />

While Dr Green was watching on some<br />

predictive data on her screen, there was a<br />

Breaking News -words that involuntary put a<br />

shudder down her spine, the news media had<br />

been using this particular phrase for more than<br />

a century to gain attention to their channels and<br />

therefore money even though it often wasn't<br />

really breaking news at all and the human mind<br />

hasn't yet caught up with this fraudulent<br />

behaviour, as the attention this expression<br />

seeks, it seems, still works extremely well, even<br />

for those who knew what was happening to<br />

them, much like how opioid addict behave when<br />

they visit their dealer - that popped up. She<br />

impulsively clicked on the pop up even though<br />

she knew it was most likely to be some<br />

nonsense that the media was trying to push.<br />

Surprisingly, the title of the page that the<br />

"Breaking News" pop up took her to was<br />

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