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= **Nicole Blankenhorn** =

Nicole Blankenhorn World Studies Mr. Church 4 May 2010 The Universe and Its Planets In the very beginning of time, all life existed in the universe. For decades, the Moon and the Sun were separated from each other by a black hole. Being the same size, they believed it would be simple to gravitate towards each other; however they were faced with an unfortunate predicament. The lovers fantasized about spending eternity together. The Sun sobbed for years after realizing that it was virtually impossible for the Moon and she to be together. The risk of crossing the black hole was too great. Eventually, the universe took pity on the sun for weeping over the Moon’s immobility and used its powers to remove a piece from both her and the moon, tossing the small quantities into the black hole. To the Sun and Moon’s astonishment, the bits withheld the force of the black hole, and formed together to create a massive sphere. The sphere called itself the planet Mercury. The Sun and the Moon were happy that they could watch their planet grow together, but wanted more. Again, the Sun and the Moon had pieces removed from themselves, but this time, the moon had a bigger bit taken from it, forming a bigger sphere. The sphere called itself the planet Venus. The Sun and the Moon were happy that they could watch their planet grow together, but wanted more. The universe had created their third planet, once more taking a larger bit from the Moon. The sphere called itself the planet Earth. The Sun and the Moon were happy that they could watch their planet grow together, but wanted more. Once more, the universe felt pity for the Sun and the Moon and formed a larger sphere. The sphere called itself the planet Mars. The Sun and the Moon were happy that they could watch their planet grow together, but wanted more. The universe continued to be generous to the Sun and to the Moon, and it still formed the spheres. The spheres grew gradually larger, and with the formation following the planet Mars, Jupiter was produced. The Sun and the Moon were happy that they could watch their planet grow together, but wanted more. Shortly after, the sixth sphere called itself the planet Saturn. The Sun and the Moon were happy that they could watch their planet grow together, but wanted more. For the seventh time, the universe gave life to an even larger sphere. The sphere called itself the planet Uranus. The Sun and the Moon were happy that they could watch their planet grow together, but wanted more. Another time, the bits withheld the force of the black hole, and fused together to create a massive sphere. The sphere called itself the planet Neptune. The Sun and the Moon were happy that they could watch their planet grow together, but wanted more. For the last time, the universe used its powers to remove the largest piece from the Moon, and tossed it into the black hole, with a piece of the Sun. The sphere called itself the planet Pluto. After the creation of Pluto, there was a direct line between the Sun, the Moon, and all their planets. At last, the Sun and the Moon had a way to communicate to each other through their children.