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&lt;p&gt;Ten seconds.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;That&amp;rsquo;s what Google Flow gave me for Franklin in the garden. He sits down, the lights start to drift in, and then — nothing. Clip&amp;rsquo;s over. Whatever happens next has to happen in a new generation, with no guarantee the light is the same amber, no guarantee Franklin&amp;rsquo;s spectacles catch the moonlight the same way twice.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>