and the next near star alpha centauri, looking at it four years ago. so if you're looking at something way, way back there, you're looking at it way, way back in time too and they find out the things that are farthest away, longest to go, we're going faster than things now. and that means, the universe is slowing down and furthermore we find everything is getting further, further away from us, it's like a balloon expanding, expanding and everything is getting further away, slowing down, slowing down. maybe what happens is it goes like this... and maybe it just keeps going forever and ever and ever, but maybe it might go... to a whole universe? it's calculated to be about 100 billion years. it's called the oscillating theory of the universe, every 100 billion years another cycle. now take your diaries, take all the things that you like, take all your scrapbooks, okay? put 'em in a nice lead, lead casket, gang and when it comes and goes like this, how much is going to be left? nothing, it turns out, i don't think we can leave a record. all--everything wo