{"id":297,"date":"2014-08-04T19:11:27","date_gmt":"2014-08-04T19:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/samuelmuggington.com\/wordpress\/?p=297"},"modified":"2014-08-05T01:22:02","modified_gmt":"2014-08-05T01:22:02","slug":"novae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/samuelmuggington.com\/wordpress\/?p=297","title":{"rendered":"Novae"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>They approached the white dwarf with caution. &#8220;No life forces appear to be within range,&#8221; it said. An intense beam shot down to the surface of the fiery white sphere and a tiny puff ball appeared. &#8220;Approaching ignition point,&#8221; it said. A purplish flare rose from the white dwarf and zoomed by them. \u00a0Everything occurred in silence. The writhing sheets of violet continued to spew into space.<\/p>\n<p>It began to chuckle. 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