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metaphorical conception oftime as astream , orflowing body of water. The concept has been widely used inmythology and infiction .
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Lost in the timestream, believed to be dead by his friends and enemies alike, Bruce Wayne must use every bit of intelligence, every ounce of strength and training he†™ s acquired over the years to find his way back to the city, and adopted family of vigilantes, he†™ d left behind.
Bruce Wayne Returns in April | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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Worse than that, he ends up being nearly torn apart by ‘Nightwalkers,’ guardians of the timestream.
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #24 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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We get through hard times with our friends, whether that's dealing with the fact that your mom and dad aren't hooking up in this timestream thanks to a devilish diamond blonde who's put your very existence at risk or understanding how to live in your own skin again, escaping isolation and accepting help from others.
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But our gear still had access to a third timestream.
365 tomorrows » Sam Clough : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2009
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Booster hunts through the timestream in search of his missing sister, but finds Coast City and astronaut Hank Henshaw instead!
DC Comics for February 2010 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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Part 3 should start with Paul surfing the timestream (metaphorically) and shying away from the Golden Path (it should be hinted about because the story deserves to be told sometime).
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Originally, Bart was something of a replacement hero as well, since he came into Flash just as Wally West was bouncing around in the timestream (in Zero Hour) and trying not to get stuck in the Speed Force (in Flash #s 99-100).
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After our first accident, and the creation of the beta timestream, we frameshifted to treating millenia as moments.
365 tomorrows » Sam Clough : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2009
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The Stranger and Etrigan turn up, tell the Clark of this world of a dual-world timestream plot involving Mordru, Felix Faust and Vandal Savage.
Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror: Trail Of Time - Jeff Mariotte Blue Tyson 2008
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Perhaps he's posting from an alternate, faster timestream, which would also explain the rushed-looking nature of his posts.
Making Light: Rowling's being sued for plagiarism again 2010
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