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The sky looks calm, but something exciting is happening far away. In space, big stars are like hunters. They slowly take energy from smaller stars. It’s like a game of survival.

When two stars are close together, the stronger star reaches out and takes gas from the weaker star. The big star pulls gas from the small star. When it does, the small one slowly gets smaller. Sometimes the big star eats it all up! This can make the big star brighter and hotter.

Scientists say that it’s like watching a fire burn everything in its way. In space, one star is the strongest, and the other ones can’t fight back. Above us, there is a quiet jungle where only the strongest stars can survive.

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Spiders use their silk to catch food. Did you know they can also use it to go to new places?

Some spiders use their silk to cross over water. They do this by casting a thread across the water. The thread can be very long, like a bridge for them. Then, the spiders crawl across it to the other side. They move like circus performers!

Other spiders can even travel to faraway places with their webs. First, they climb up a tall tree. Then, they let out their silk. They wait for the wind to lift them up. When they are in the air, it feels like they are on a balloon. But they don’t throw away their old homes. Before they move, they eat their old webs to reuse the silk for new ones.

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Mr. Hunter climbed up the stairs. At the top, a woman was smiling at him. She looked very scary. Oh, no! She was a ghost. Mr. Hunter screamed and woke up from his dream.

The next morning, Mr. Hunter went to the airport. He was going to New York. As he walked up the stairs to board the airplane, he counted the steps. “One, two, three... thirteen. That’s strange. There are thirteen steps, just like in my dream.”

On the airplane, a flight attendant smiled at him and said, “Come with me, Mr. Hunter.” He looked at her and realized with horror that she looked just like the ghost from his dream. He screamed and quickly got off the plane.

That night, he heard the news. There had been a plane crash. The reporter said, “Everyone on the flight to New York died.”