[00:03.84]the fine hairs of the fur,
[00:05.73]in order to look into the magician's eyes.
[00:09.69]Are you still there Sophie?To be continued.
[00:14.62]A few days later Sophie receives another letter
[00:17.05]from the philosopher.
[00:19.13]In it,he(or she!)tells Sophie more about
[00:22.82]the white rabbit and the magic trick.
[00:25.41]He says people are born at the end
[00:26.98]of the rabbit's hairs,
[00:28.11]and think about the impossibility of the trick.
[00:31.54]But as they get older many people go deeper
[00:33.78]into the rabbit's fur.
[00:36.42]They get really comfortable,
[00:38.21]and stop asking questions about life,
[00:41.00]about the universe.
[00:43.81]Sophie thought hard about this all afternoon.
[00:47.57]When Sophie's Mum got home at five o'clock,
[00:50.36]Sophie started to ask her questions.
[00:54.09]"Mum,don't you think it's amazing to be alive,"
[00:57.24]she began.
[00:59.44]Her mother was so surprised
[01:00.62]that she didn't answer at first.
[01:02.86]Sophie was usually doing her homework
[01:04.51]when she got home.
[01:06.91]"I suppose I do,sometimes,"she said.
[01:11.37]"Sometimes?Yes,but don't you think
[01:13.30]it's amazing that the world exists at all?"
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