the shop will open after Mildred finished counting them (that is, if Mildred has enough coffee to keep her awake!). But imagine that Mildred has an infinite number of flowers she needs to count. Remember, she still has to count all of them before she can open the shop. How long will it take before she’s able to open the shop? Well, because there would always be at least one more flower to count, Mildred could never finish her task. This means that the shop could never open. But if you went to the shop and saw an “OPEN” sign on the door, then that would tell you that Aunt Mildred did not have
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