That gives me pause...

Tralfamadorian speaker: We know how the universe ends and it has nothing to do with Earth, except that it gets wiped out too.

Billy Pilgrim: Really? How does it end?

Tralfamadorian speaker: While we're experimenting with new fuels, a Tralfamadorian test pilot panics, presses the wrong button, and the whole universe disappears.

Billy Pilgrim: But you have to stop him. If you know this, can't you keep the pilot from pressing ...

Tralfamadorian speaker: He has always pressed it, and he always will. We have always let him, and we always will let him. The moment is structured that way.

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