In Other Words

She met me for drinks out back of the Royal Sonesta Hotel, across from the yacht club, and while Sinatra sang in the background she laid out her plan. "I think it'll fly. If we do it while the target is away, it's all within bounds."

"Oh, it'll fly. But if you really want it to play, you better scale everything up. You're thinking big, but you need to think even bigger."

Start here.
Go 1.362 megafurlongs.
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Go 214.8 gigapotrzebies.
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Go 94.22 megarods.
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Go 3.798 exaangstroms.
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Go 100.1 Postscript gigapicas.
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Go 356.9 light-microhours.
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Go 5.704 gigahands.
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Go 140.5 megafathoms.
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Go 8.512 nanoparsecs.
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Go 415.5 teramicrons.
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Go 1.117 gigafeet.
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Go 136.3 nautical kilomiles.
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Go 2.659 astronomical milliunits.
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Go 82.80 nautical kiloleagues.
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Go 254.4 statute kilomiles.
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Go 34.02 gigabarleycorns.
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Go 2.819 gigaspans.
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Go 418.0 megasmoots.
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Go 15.06 megachains.
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