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If there are fewer than 21 ratifications by the end of October 2006--and with two no votes and the U.K. and Denmark also likely to vote no, that is cutting the margin of error razor thin--the whole matter reverts to the European Council to work out, so the Council may decide to cut its losses now.
This time, however, a total eclipse will be visible in a thin strip from Iran to the Pacific ocean, cutting through the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.