A piece of osmium about the size of a paper grocery bag weighs as much as a new car a small Honda Accord for instance…

Some years are lightas airyou don’t even have to lift themfrom your memorythey float their weightless goodiesin and out of your todaywith less fussthan a summer cloud roaming the sky but other yearsare heavy as a suitcase full of a...

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