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Passage: The concept of 'revolutionary time' suggests that during periods of radical change, the human experience of time itself is compressed and altered. Historians note that revolutionaries often attempt to mark this rupture by reinventing the calendar—such as the French Republican Calendar, which replaced the Christian era with 'Year I' of the Republic. This was not merely a symbolic gesture but an attempt to 'colonize the future' by erasing the rhythmic influence of the church and tradition on daily life. By renaming months after natural phenomena and instituting ten-day weeks, the state sought to synchronize the citizen's body with the new secular order. This historiography focuses on how revolutions are not just about who holds power, but about the fundamental reorganization of human perception. The author's mention of 'colonizing the future' implies that:

1. Future generations would eventually reject the new ten-day week as impractical to follow.
2. History is fundamentally a cyclical process that always returns to its own original starting point.
3. The new calendar was intended to ensure the persistence of the new order in subsequent generations.
4. Revolutionaries aimed to establish literal colonies in distant territories to secure their political legacy.

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