The treacherous instrument is in thy hand, Unbated and envenom'd

Past and future obviously have no reality of their own. Just as the moon has no light of its own, but can only reflect the light of the sun, so are past and future only pale reflections of the light, power, and reality of the eternal present.

The creators of tool-assisted speedruns often manipulate a lot of luck to get the most favorable results in order to save the most time.

Though France neighbours Germany, its culture is significantly different.