if only briefly, before slipping again into something more complete.
The event itself had lasted only a few seconds, but by the time I was watching it again, the explanation had already moved ahead of it, settling into something clearer and more certain than the moment itself had ever been.
Once it reached that point, it was difficult to return.
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