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Science Fiction boosted..

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                                                                                                                       By:- Mrutunjay Mohapatra         I told him that it was like aliens. Like flying saucers. Like Star Wars. Like Transformers. But no matter what analogy I made, the little boy standing in front of me could not grasp the concept of science fiction.“Does that mean you can’t shrink this?” The little boy revealed a small, green HotWheels car from his pocket. “Mrs. Nathan can shrink her bus so small it swims in your blood, and you guys can’t shrink this? This car is way too big for my ants to drive!” He stared at me with sincere and confused eyes, and it pained me, knowing that I would be the source of this young boy’s disillusionment. I knelt down to meet him at eye level. “I’m sorry dude, but the Magic School Bus is science fiction,” I responded. “It’s science fiction. It isn’t real life.”   Of all of my moments working as a salesman at Geppetto’s, a local