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<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="down">down</span> <span word="time">time</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> “<span word="enjoying">enjoying</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beach">beach</span>”.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="off">off</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seaside">seaside</span>, <span word="swimming">swimming</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="sunbathing">sunbathing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beach">beach</span>.</p><p><span word="Although">Although</span> “<span word="down">down</span> <span word="time">time</span>” <span word="means">means</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="resting">resting</span>, <span word="relaxing">relaxing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fooling">fooling</span> <span word="around">around</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="enjoying">enjoying</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Down">Down</span> <span word="time">time</span>”, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="failure">failure</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="failure">failure</span>, <span word="during">during</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="tools">tools</span> <span word="DOWN">DOWN</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="idle">idle</span> <span word="TIME">TIME</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span> <span word="rest">rest</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span> <span word="of">of</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="up">up</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="uptime">uptime</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="machines">machines</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="running">running</span>, <span word="everybody">everybody</span> <span word="hurries">hurries</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="imagine">imagine</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="how">how</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="assembly">assembly</span> <span word="line">line</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="relax">relax</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stretch">stretch</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="muscles">muscles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="loo">loo</span>. <span word="Understandably">Understandably</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="assembly">assembly</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="moving">moving</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="metaphorically">metaphorically</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="down">down</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="break">break</span>, <span word="hiatus">hiatus</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="sabbatical">sabbatical</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span> <span word="hectic">hectic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="schedule">schedule</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> “<span word="enjoying">enjoying</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="time">time</span>” <span word="necessarily">necessarily</span> <span word="implies">implies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="Finding">Finding</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beach">beach</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="fisherman">fisherman</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="dosing">dosing</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coconut">coconut</span> <span word="tree">tree</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="enjoying">enjoying</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="He">He</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="enjoying">enjoying</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="noon">noon</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fisherman">fisherman</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="fishing">fishing</span>.</p>
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