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A week is not a bookshelf, it's a snake. Does a snake have one end, or does it have two? Does a dog have two tails and two butts?

Weeks are not snakes, either. They're continuous, forever. Do snakes line up mouth to tail forever?

When they're stressed or ill, yes:

A week is not a snake. Each week is discrete and a different week from every other week.