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In the context of the Babb reference(page 166), it is clear he is talking about the same solar years that speakers in English or Telugu or Russian or Chinese refer to: ""For the first sixteen years hr engaged in playful pranks..."" Also, he spent his last years in a wheelchair and had broken his hip so he did not live out his last years in youthful health as he said. His words speak for themselves.    Javaweb"