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Scene 4: On the Plane. We are on the plane. Papaia and company board the plane and take their seats. The plane takes off, but Banani is getting bored. Banani: How boring! There’s nothing to do on this plane! Banani opens the pouch in front of him. Banani: Oh! Look at this! Someone left a … Read more

Scene 3. Ready for the Gate. We are at the airport, at the check-in counter. The assistant meticulously checks the passports, then starts typing. His fingers hit the keyboard like bullets from a machine gun. Time seems to have stopped. Papaia has turned purple and is about to faint. Banani has grown a long white … Read more

Scene 30: Attempted Escape. We are in the elevator. The four scientists are sitting on the floor, exhausted and frustrated. Banani: In the universe, then, we observe intelligent design, the work of an intelligent mind, and this mind is that of God. This argument in the book is called: teleological or intelligent design. Ravioli: Thanks … Read more

Scene 31: The Technician Arrives. We are at the reception. It is 8 PM, and the elevator technician has arrived at the Sunflowerr Hotel. The technician opens the electrical control panel. The Porter (watching the work): Please hurry up, I don’t want to pay for an extra hour! Technician: Actually, I’m already done. The elevator … Read more

Scene 32: The Flooding. We are inside a bus. Papaia and the others, after a few days of disasters, are arriving at the conference. Ravioli: You had a good idea this time, Papaia, to take the bus so we don’t risk making a mistake! Papaia: If only that taxi driver at the airport hadn’t run … Read more

Scene 33. Selfishness and Consequences. We are in the main hall of the conference center. It’s almost time to sit in the main hall, where the guest of honor, Professor Bart Bluejeans, is about to open the annual dark matter conference. Banani: I can’t get that book out of my head! Ravioli: You don’t have … Read more

Scene 1. No Surprises. We are inside the observatory, where we find the four scientists: Papaia, Banani, Ravioli, and their assistant Igor. It has been a month since the airport incident. The three scientists Papaia, Banani, Ravioli, and their assistant Igor are, as usual, at the observatory, taking astronomical measurements. Banani: Hey! Do you remember … Read more

Scene 34. Until Next Time. We are inside an airplane. Papaia and the others are seated on the plane heading home, discussing what happened. Papaia: This time, Ravioli, you really messed up at the conference. Ravioli: You didn’t understand correctly, it was just number one, not number two…. Banani: You’re the one who doesn’t understand, … Read more

Scene 2. Tension at Check-In. We are at the airport. The four scientists, Papaia, Banani, Ravioli, and their assistant Igor, approach the check-in counter with palpable tension. Papaia is as tense as a violin string, Banani has sweaty hands, and Ravioli can’t stop nervously drumming his fingers. Igor watches the scene with a poker face. … Read more