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“Mma Ramotswe had shaken her head and said, “There are many people these days who think that the sun goes round the moon.” That, thought Mma Makutsi, was a good way of putting it. Everybody knew that the moon went round the sun or…She had decided to ask Charlie, just to see whether somebody of his age would know about things like that. He had not hesitated to give his answer. “The sun goes sideways,” he said. “It goes from east to west. That’s the way the sun goes.” He had then said, “Everybody knows that, Mma; I am surprised you didn’t.” — Alexander McCall Smith

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Mma Ramotswe had shaken her head and said, “There are many people these days who think that the sun goes round the moon.” That, thought Mma Makutsi, was a good way of putting it. Everybody knew that the moon went round the sun or…She had decided to ask Charlie, just to see whether somebody of his age would know about things like that. He had not hesitated to give his answer. “The sun goes sideways,” he said. “It goes from east to west. That’s the way the sun goes.” He had then said, “Everybody knows that, Mma; I am surprised you didn’t.
— Alexander McCall Smith