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Tuesday, May 13, 1986

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Calvin, still a human insect, takes ten minutes to walk across the book's page. He slowly lifts the gigantic page. He then has a ten minute walk back across the turned page. Dad comments Calvin has been quiet for twenty minutes. Mom reminds him Calvin is doing his homework.

Transcript

In his minuscule size it takes Calvin, the human insect, ten minutes to walk across a book's page! At the other end, he slowly lifts the gigantic sheet! Then it's another ten-minute journey back as he turns it over! Gee, the kids been quiet for almost twenty minutes. He's doing his homework.

Collected in

Calvin and Hobbes
p. 85
The Essential Calvin and Hobbes
p. 94
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
Book 1,p. 98
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
Book 1,p. 98
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